Fence at Carnalway reinforced

The Carnalway access saga still flows on under the bridge.

Although the owner of the land, Mr Langan, has been served with an Enforcement Order by Kildare County Council, demanding that he remove the 'unauthorised development' fence which has tried to deny access to the long-held right of way, it seems that it has actually since been reinforced.

"As we all know, there has always been, up to this week, public access to the riverside amenity area, thanks to a hole mysteriously appearing in Mr Langan's barricades," says local man Tom Horan, "and even to the extent that about a metre long of the steel security fencing was, it appears, somehow knocked down.

"However, the most recent development this week sees new fencing installed by Mr Langan in further attempts to prevent public access to the area, in direct contravention to the Enforcement Letter sent by Kildare County Council's Planning Officers."

It is a fact of disappointment to local people that there was no attempt made by Mr Langan to remove the offending fence, as per the terms of the Enforcement Notice, and that he has instead apparently had the steel security barricades reconstructed and reinforced.

Brian Byrne.