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A NUMBER of members of Clare County Council complained about long delays in repairing public lights, at last week’s meeting of the local authority. ” “We’re all being asked about lights. Going back if you made a report about lights they’d be there in a fortnight or three weeks. People are blaming us because the lights aren’t being switched on. It’s a very awkward and difficult situation. There are some areas where lights are gone and it’s very, very dangerous,” said Councillor John Crowe. Repairs can take up to a year, said Councillor Michael Begley. “It’s just gone ridiculous at this stage that lights are out in a village area for the bones of 12 months. In our case, in Clonlara, there are three or four holes dug in the footpath with barriers around them for at least six months and nothing has been done to put in the ducting and the cabling and whatever is required. It’s a disgrace …
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