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EFFORTS to make a busy carpark in Clarecastle, which also acts as a through road, safer are underway with the Ennis Municipal District confirming it will commence design works on a footpath scheme. A request for a footpath to be installed adjacent to Deasy’s Village Shop in Clarecastle “in the interest of health and safety of pedestrians” was made by Councillor Paul Murphy during a recent meeting of the local authority. He urged that a footpath would link the pedestrian crossing with the footpath that currently serves the nearby Daycare Centre. “This would bring an end to the current situation where pedestrians/customers have to navigate their way down through the centre of the carpark, which also serves as a through road.” He added that the no parking yellow hatched box area “is currently ignored” and impacts on site lines for drivers that are exiting the carpark. Councillor Murphy said the issue was highlighted to him a number of times during …
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