Local Papers Review
Castlebar-Westport Clash
‘Dynamic midfielder Declan Reilly kills off arch rivals with double strike’
reads the headline over the half-page photo of Declan Reilly (who scored the two
Castlebar goals) and teammate Stephen Ryan. Tom Kelly provides a further half
page of analysis and reportage on last Sunday’s big match – the clash between
Castlebar Celtic and Westport United – at a local level something akin to an
England Ireland rugby or soccer clash. The fishheads and coveys meet eyeball to
eyeball on Westport’s rain-swept Sportspark. Tom Kelly reports the 2-0 win for
Castlebar in detail suggesting that they are now in line for Connaught Cup
glory.
Revolutionary €4.3M euro traffic plan for Castlebar
The details of a proposed new traffic plan for Castlebar are outlined by Tom
Kelly. Traffic consultants, TPI LTD, prepared the plan. The following table
gives an idea of the short-term plan and costs.
|
Two year plan |
|
Cost (euros) |
Item |
|
962,000 |
Pedestrianisation of Shamble Street Castle Street |
|
200,000 |
Traffic signal refurbishment and pedestrian facilities at Bridge Street/Lucan
Street and Ellison Street/The Mall |
|
140,000 |
Gateway features at seven entrances to town |
|
112,000 |
20 Pay and Display Machines within parking zone |
|
100,000 |
Station Road/Maryland 'environmental cell' against
'rat-running' |
|
100,000 |
Traffic Lights for Breaffy Road/Station Road junction |
|
100,000 |
Reclaiming Marion Row from through traffic - creating a 'home
zone' |
|
84,000 |
15 pay and display machines in offstreet carparks |
|
60,000 |
Safer routes to schools package |
|
50,000 |
Relocation of bus stops |
|
10,000 |
Lucan street parking formalisation |
|
10,000 |
CCTV |
|
10,000 |
Development of park and ride facility |
|
10,000 |
Development of cycling strategy |
|
10,000 |
Development of walking strategy |
|
7,500 |
Car-pooling feasibility study |
|
2,000 |
Carparking strategy publicity |
|
2,000 |
Motor cycle secure parking |
|
1969500 |
total short-term cost |
|
|
|
|
Longer Term |
|
|
1,500,000 |
Bridge and link road from Springfield to Castle Street Car Park
|
Tom Kelly suggests that the town council should get this project under way
before their term ends in May 2004 and avoid the tag of being ‘arguably the
poorest council this town has ever produced’ .
Council can’t afford to demolish cinema?
Ray Norton,Castlebar town manager has said that the 200,000 euro tender
submitted for the work of demolishing the old Cinema on Spencer Street was too
costly. The council did not award the contract as a result. Councillor Blackie
Gavin suggested that 200,000 would be a waste of public money when the council
had the workers to do the work themselves.
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