Car Park to close at night

The Parish Car Park is to close each evening at 7pm from 1 November.

The property is private, and the Diary understands that the step is necessary so that the parish can retain control over it.

Fr Andrew O'Sullivan says the area had 'unwittingly' become a town car park, and the Parish Finance Committee were currently considering the situation.

The surface has been recently dressed and rolled at significant expense to the parish.

There have been some expressions of concern about the announced change, but the fact is that the parish is not under any obligation to provide a public car park for the town.

The 7pm closure of the parish car park will not obtain when there are church services.

Brian Byrne.