It’s been suggested Clare County Council’s engineers are “contradicting themselves” by denying a request for public lighting in the vicinity of a rural pub.
Newly-elected Cree Independent Councillor Dinny Gould has this week called for lighting to be installed outside Carney’s Bar in Connolly as he claims it’s “extremely dangerous” for staff and customers leaving the premises at night.
However, the West Clare Municipal District has said this is “not desirable” as it claims new public lighting columns can’t be provided outside of speed-restricted areas where the maximum speed limit applies such as the road in question.
Councillor Gould insists given the safety concerns in the area, this response simply isn’t good enough.
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