Work completed at Longford's Barley Harbour following concerns
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The work was organised by Cllr Seán Mimnagh after he witnessed the chaotic parking that often blocked access to a slipway relied upon by boat users including lifeboat crews responding to emergencies on the water.
The implementation of new road markings and bylaw signage has commenced at Barley Harbour following concerns over parking and access at the popular local amenity.
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Having witnessed chaotic scenes at the harbour on the morning of June 28 during the P Farrell Memorial Fishing Competition, Cllr Seán Mimnagh told the Longford Leader at the time that he would push for new bylaw signage and appropriate road markings to be put in place.
Today, Cllr Mimnagh announced the road markings in question have now been completed while the relevant signage had also been installed.
The aim of the work, he said, would be to prevent vehicles from parking indiscriminately, keep the slipway clear for boats and to ensure the lifeboat services could access and launch from the harbour without obstruction in the event of an incident.
The Lanesboro councillor stressed, however, that the measures were not intended to be the full solution to the issues at Barley Harbour, adding that these were “just the start”, with further improvements planned.
He explained, “I know these are not the full solutions, but the markings were completed this morning for me and the relevant signage is now up. As I said long ago, this is just the start. More improvements will follow and I’m working away on the next steps. There will be a meeting in the near future where people will be updated on the next steps.”
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