Call for Irish Water to tackle ‘disruptive’ leaks in Kilkenny
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Irish Water is to be asked to include parts of south Kilkenny in upgrade plans, following a series of ‘disruptive’ leaks.
Cllr Pat Dunphy said ongoing leaks in the areas of Clogga and Grange Clonmore, in Piltown, are “totally unacceptable.”
There have been “about 18 in one area in the past year alone,” Cllr Dunphy said.
“I have been speaking to Irish Water and I’m getting nowhere,” Clr Dunphy said, calling on Kilkenny County Council to write to Irish Water to take action.
The local councillor said where there are leaks of this magnitude, that are going to continue, it is a huge cost to Irish Water but “they don’t seem to be making any attempt to replace lines.”
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A renewed move to extend the Waterford boundary into county Kilkenny is going to lead to unnecessary division and is contrary to the united efforts of all counties in the south east to develop the region, according to local councillors.
This morning (Wednesday) Piltown area councillors agreed to write to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O Brien, because “the sooner this can be stopped and put to bed the better.”
Waterford County Council agreed a motion last week to ask the minister to commence the implementation of the recommendations of the Waterford Boundary Review Committee, which were reported in 2017. Particularly the extension of the boundary of Waterford City and County Council into County Kilkenny by including the entire electoral area of Kilculiheen and those parts of the electoral areas of Aglish and Dunkitt contained within the area of interest.
Unacceptable speeding - lucky nobody was killed on south Kilkenny road
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Short term safety measures are to be taken on a south Kilkenny road to prevent accidents while a permanent safety solution is designed.
The road into Mooncoin from Carrick on Suir has been the site of a lot of accidents and making it safer is going to take a year or more, according to local councillor, Pat Dunphy.
Cllr Dunphy appealed to local area engineers to erect warning signs in the meantime.
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“We’re lucky somebody wasn’t killed there, a few weeks ago,” Cllr Dunphy said, adding there are accidents on that stretch of road “all the time.”
Icy roads now a serious concern for South Kilkenny farmers - Cllr Fidelis Doherty
Milk collection and feed deliveries are being impacted
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Ongoing icy conditions are now a serious concern for South Kilkenny farmers, Piltown Municipal District Councillor Fidelis Doherty (FG) told District Council members at this month s virtual meeting. Milk lorries and larger vehicles cannot travel on some local access roads in the area due to ongoing icy conditions, she said. This means that some of our farming community cannot get milk collected or cattle feed delivered.
Senior Executive Engineer for Piltown Municipal District Stan Cullen assured councillors that as much as possible is being done to alleviate these issues.
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