By Sean Moriarty

Residents of Castle Falls next to Killarney Racecourse have called on Kerry County Council to finish a cycleway that ends abruptly in their estate before committing to other cycling projects in the town.

The Killarney Advertiser recently revealed that the Council is to start work on the long-planned integrated cycleway in January.

An existing cycleway that links Flesk Bridge to Ross Road comes to an abrupt end at the rear of Killarney Racecourse.

Instead it ends at the rear entrance to the racecourse and cyclists then join a roadway through the estate before arriving at the Ross Road junction.

Residents say a green area from the rear entrance to the Ross Road junction should have been used to complete the cycleway instead of forcing cyclists on to a busy residential street.

Despite a sign being erected there stating the cycleway ends, residents are reporting numerous near misses with cyclists who carry on past the sign post and into the estate.

They want the cycleway extended to make it safer for cyclists and residents.

“We welcome this great amenity on our door step but the only problem we have is the Council didn’t finish it going through the estate. It came to an abrupt end at the back of our estate, and it was supposed to continue along the boundary fence of Killarney Racecourse and on to Ross Road,” residents association chairman Frank Doran told the Killarney Advertiser.

A Kerry County Council spokesperson said: “Kerry County Council is committed to carrying out further works at this location and will continue to liaise with stakeholders and residents in that regard.”