'No funds' for pedestrian gate change

Cyclists, buggies, left on a limbKildare County Council says it has no funds to change a pedestrian gate at Thompsons Cross to make it usable by people with buggies and bicycles, writes Brian Byrne.

This was the Council's response to a request from Cllr Ivan Keatley that the work be done.

Local residents say the current gate type means they can't use the now-closed old road as a safe walk or cycle ride to Kilcullen, and pedestrians with bikes or buggies have to negotiate a very dangerous junction with no provision for them.