Petition underway for footpath from Mountmellick to The Rock
Reporter:
3 Mar 2021
Sixth class from The Rock NS in 2019 who requested the path, with their teacher Mr Fennelly and Principal Liam Ahern Picture: Denis Byrne
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Residents of a community near Mountmellick have joined with a 200 pupil primary school and GAA club to request a footpath from Laois County Council.
Just 300m of footpath is needed to complete a safe 2km walk from The Rock to Mountmellick, but no money has been found by the council to install it for the past two years.
In 2019 the Sixth class children in The Rock NS all wrote letters to county councillors asking for the footpath. At that time the council estimated that a proper path with lights and drainage would cost up to €250,000.