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Councillor John Sheridan who suggested a protective shield might be needed to save the wall
A large green fence and bank had been removed and landscaping undertaken at the request of residents, Mr McSherry stated. The council had sought an architect to outline a project for the repair and upkeep of the wall, but got no responses. They have applied again for increased funding as part of a number of projects, including a wall at Darver graveyard, Louth Abbey and town walls at Millmount. We have to conserve and protect it, he said. We have to make sure it does not fall down. Small, young people have been climbing over it and there was a sewer pipe put down near it. It is feared that might have impacted on the stonework.
The latest round of funding under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) has again sidestepped the Northern Cross Route, a much awaited road development on Drogheda s northside.
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O Brien, announced €35.1 million in funding for three regeneration projects in the North-East region on Monday. The Louth one was the St. Nicholas Quarter and Backlands Regeneration in Dundalk which received €7.49 million. I understand there will be some disappointment in terms of projects which were unsuccessful and my Department will engage with Local Authorities and provide feedback in respect of unsuccessful proposals, he said.