Council to counter illegal Cliffs parking

CLARE County Council has agreed to implement parking restrictions close to the Cliffs of Moher to counter “blatant illegal parking” after a number of complaints by people living and farming in the area and local representatives.

At a recent meeting of Ennistymon Area Councillors, Councillor Bill Slattery requested the senior executive engineer “put double yellow lines and no parking signs on both sides of the road where blatant illegal parking is taking place on a daily basis at Ballysteen Cross on the Doolin side of the Cliffs of Moher”.
Ennistymon area senior executive engineer Stephen Lahiffe told the meeting Clare County Council had received “numerous complaints” from councillors and residents in relation to this location and had ordered signs to deal with the matter.
“Following the submission of a number of letters from local residents with serious worries about public safety, Clare County Council in association with the Ennistymon gardaí agreed proposals for traffic restrictions at Bartra and Caherbarnagh/Luogh South. We then went through the official procedure and confirmation was received this month from An Garda Síochána that the proposals are satisfactory. Signs have been purchased and will be erected shortly,” he outlined.
Mr Lahiffe confirmed that there were issues with emergency vehicular access at Barta and that this was particularly problematic for the Doolin Coast Guard who had come to the council about parking in the area last year. He added that parking on the road at Caherbarnagh had caused problems with access for emergency vehicles and people farming in the area. Mr Lahiffe also stated that the council planned to move “pretty quickly at both locations”.