Councillor offers to do gate modifications himself

Cllr Ivan Keatley has offered to make the pedestrian gate at Thompson's Cross buggy-friendly himself if Kildare County Council can't provide the resources to do it, writes Brian Byrne.

When the Council declined a second time yesterday to do the work, this time because they said it would only open onto a 'gravel path' and subsequently to a 'busy' former N9 road, Cllr Keatley said their answer was 'pathetic'.

"I'm not letting this one off the hook," he told the Diary last evening. "Our discussion this morning at the Athy Area Meeting reflected my view, and I have even offered to do the work myself if they can't."

Cllr Keatley says his offer 'remains on the table' and he is awaiting a response. "It should be interesting," he added.