Bus poles a priority on Drumgeely Rd

She stated, “In the event that flooding is observed, the burial grounds of the Council will request the assistance of technical staff in the design office or Municipal District to investigate the extent and source of the flooding and identify a possible solution and the cost of remediating same. I wish to confirm that the burial grounds unit will monitor the matter going forward”.

“Trojan work” has been completed on the graveyard through the extension of the car park, Cllr Crowe ac- knowledged. He said concerns persist with the flooding. “They are requesting that it be observed and ongoing checks on it to make sure it won’t happen again,” he added of the correspondence from locals. “Graveyards are very sensitive, you would like to make sure that nothing like flooding is affecting it,” the Sixmilebridge native commented.

Seconding the proposal, Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF) told the meeting she has been issued with complaints on the flooding but also positive feedback on the appearance and serenity of the graveyard.

Families have flagged the matter with Cllr PJ Ryan (IND), “there is a huge amount of surface water pooling there,” he highlighted. “Something simple that needs to be done,” he maintained while suggesting a drain would deal with the flooding.

An optimistic Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND) felt the matter would be dealt with, “I’d have confidence in people in rural directorate and overseeing graveyard, they have been responsive and have put in extra gullies”.

Support was also voiced by Cllr Pat O’Gorman (FF), Cllr Michael Begley (IND) and Cllr Pat McMahon (FF).

BUS POLES are to be installed in Drumgeely in what is hoped will limit any potential disputes between bus drivers and the public.

Robert O’Mahony, Head of PSO

Contracts with Bus Éireann outlined their willingness to increase the amount of bus poles in Shannon.

An appeal had been made by Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND) for a pole to be installed on the Drumgeely Rd “to identify the official bus stop opposite the recently installed bus shelter”.

Addressing Cllr Flynn’s request at a meeting of the Shannon Municipal District on Tuesday, O’Mahony stated, “We had a look at that this morning, our team will look at. There is no reason why bus poles will not be in place immediately, we have prioritised that”.

Bus Éireann officials were told by Cllr Flynn that the feedback from the public was that they were running “a very good service, the drivers are very nice and helpful”. He acknowledged the importance of time keeping for bus users travelling to other connections. “A lot of different events can occur in the distance of the pick-ups which can affect time and volume of passengers, we have to be reasonable as well, time goes like the click of a finger,” Flynn said.

“We have a lot of beautiful new shelters, they are fantastic, I am looking for a couple of bus stops on the Drumgeely Rd, it can avoid a lot of disputes with drivers, they are prescribed, some drivers may know and others will not,” Shannon based Flynn added. His proposal was seconded by Cllr Michael Begley (IND).