Calls for more footpaths, speed ramps and speed surveys in Tipperary villages

A number of motions relating to road safety were passed at the recent Tipperary/Caher/Cashel MD which was held on Monday July 28.

Cathaoirleach of this MD, Fianna Fáil Cllr Roger Kennedy, submitted a motion for the council to consider, asking for them to prioritise a footpath from Simons Public House to Corbally Cross in the interest of pedestrians who walk along the R660.

The council’s reply to this motion was that this project had been submitted for funding on a number of occasions but has not been successful to date.

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Fine Gael Cllr Declan Burgess, who had a similar motion to be considered at the meeting, seconded this motion. The second motion asked for speed ramps to be reinstated on Dominic Street/Moore Lane in Cashel.

“I live in this area so I’m acutely aware of the speeding that occurs,” said the councillor. Cllr Kennedy and Independent Cllr Liam Browne supported the motion.

Cllr Burgess urged that these motions be kept on the agenda and considered by the council.

Fine Gael Cllr Mary-Hanna Hourigan fully supported both motions and called the council’s response to Cllr Kennedy’s motion ‘disappointing’.

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Senior Engineer for the council James Murray, said that a speed survey will be carried out in Cashel to assess the area and see if speed ramps are needed. Cllr Liam Browne asked Mr Murray for this speed survey to take into account a piece of road known for speeding at the top of Dominic Street.

Cllr Burgess also submitted a further motion for the council to consider at their meeting, which was subsequently passed. This motion asked for a speed survey to be carried out in the village of Golden.

“There are ongoing speeding issues in Golden village,” said Cllr Burgess. “People are really concerned about the safety of pedestrians. I’m glad that the council will conduct a new speed survey further up around by the GAA grounds in the village,” said Cllr Burgess.

He explained however that speed feedback signs are not a viable long-term solution to the issue of speeding in the county. Cllr Liam Browne supported the motion but told the meeting that he did not think that speed ramps were a good solution. “They’re only a way towards a solution,” explained the councillor.

“We have got to find some way of having mobile cameras that can be moved around from village to village and collect speed fines, to put people off speeding out of villages,” concluded Cllr Browne. Fianna Fáil Cllr John Crosse also supported the motion and urged people to “please, please, please, slow down.”