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Kilcummin locals fear new road will be ripped up again
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WARNING: Irish Water have been warned to restore the road to an 'as new' condition when it eventually tackles the long-awaited Kilcummin Sewage Scheme.
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By Sean Moriarty
Locals in Kilcummin fear that their new and long-awaited road will be ripped up again when Irish Water complete the much-awaited Kilcummin Sewage Scheme.
Earlier this year Irish Water reneged on a long-term promise to deliver the scheme and announced that it’s to delay plans for the €2.3m sewerage scheme until at least 2022.
Residents are waiting the best part of 20 years for the scheme and Irish Water had previously committed to starting the project in January of this year.
The reversal of this decision, which was relayed to the elected members of Killarney Municipal District in March, caused widespread anger.
Previously, the issue divided the members, some wanted to press ahead with a badly needed €360,000 road repair project but others were calling for the road works to be delayed to allow Irish Water complete the scheme and avoid further restoration costs.
The March bombshell united the chamber and they voted, unanimously, to press ahead with the roadworks and cross charge Irish Water for the subsequent repairs once the water body completed its programme of works.
However, with the road works completed this week, which has been welcomed by residents and businesses in the area, they remain concerned that the new road will be ripped up again when the sewage scheme goes ahead in two years’ time – assuming Irish Water does not change its plans again.
Local Labour councillor Marie Moloney is calling for Kerry County Council’s executive to ensure Irish Water leave the new road exactly how they found it. It is likely that the restoration works will add to the cost of the already much-delayed scheme.
“I have sought assurances from the [Kerry County Council’s] director of services that the road will be left as Irish Water get it,” Cllr Moloney told the Killarney Advertiser. “We won’t be accepting patchwork.”
As well as road surfacing and drainage works along the Coolcorcoran to Inchicullane stretch, additional works were completed at a concealed junction along the way. Each of the elected members of the Killarney Municipal District contributed to this work from their personal allocation.
Funeral arrangements have been announced for the respected Killarney journalist and founder of KillarneyToday.com, John O’Mahony, who passed away on Tuesday 9th June.
Mr O’Mahony passed away peacefully following a short illness, surrounded by his family at St. James’s Hospital in Dublin. The news of his passing has brought a widespread sense of sadness across the local community, media, and political sectors, where he worked for over four decades.
He is sadly missed and dearly loved by his wife Geraldine, his daughter Molly, her partner Joe, and his dog Nigel. He is also lovingly remembered by his brother Brian, sisters Joan, Mary, and Sheila, extended family, relatives, neighbours, and a wide circle of friends. He was predeceased by his parents, Patrick and Sheila O’Mahony.
Reposing will take place at O’Shea’s Funeral Home, Killarney, this Sunday 14th June, from 3:30pm to 6:00pm.
The funeral cortege will arrive at St. Mary’s Cathedral on Monday morning, 15th June, at 10:00am for Requiem Mass at 10:30am. A private cremation will take place afterwards at the Island Crematorium in Cork at 2:00pm.
Photo: Eamonn Keogh
Special golf tournament to remember the late Dermot Galvin
The late and deeply missed Dermot Galvin will be remembered at a special charity golf tournament on June 26.
The ‘Teeing Up for Charity – The Dermot Galvin Classic’ is organised by his wife, the renowned local photographer Michelle Cooper Galvin.
The event will raise funds for the Kerry Hospice Foundation’s Palliative Care Unit and Comfort for Chemo.
Organisers have issued the timesheet to participants and request that all players arrive at least 40 minutes before their tee-off time. Goodie bags will be provided on arrival.
The prize-giving ceremony and the presentation of cheques to the chosen charities will take place at approximately 8pm that evening.
“Your support means a great deal and helps the Kerry Hospice Foundation and Comfort for Chemo continue their invaluable work, while also honouring Dermot’s memory,” said Michelle.
There will be no raffle on the day, but raffle tickets are currently on sale in advance. Tickets can be purchased directly from Michelle on 082 583 3336.
Team payments must be made by Friday 19th June. Payments can be made to the Killarney Credit Union account under the name ‘Teeing Up for Charity’.
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