Marshalstown to get a school crossing!

By Dan Walsh at Enniscorthy Municipal District Council meeting

Cllr Jackser Owens presented a notice of motion at today’s March meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council asking that a pedestrian crossing at Marshalstown Primary School be a priority for the safety of the 214 students arriving and going home from there.

He was supported by Cllr Aidan Browne who pointed out that “speeding also has become a problem because the roads have been upgraded.”

However, Neil Dempsey, Executive Engineer, told the members that a plan was in place, but was put on hold, the school had new extensions and will lose parking spaces, and stated “I am waiting on contractors and the right time of year.”

Cllr Owens asked questions about a possible pedestrian crossing on Templeshannon Quay, near the Bus Stop, the Duffry Gate crossing that was damaged following an accident, and Blackstoops graveyard. A crossing opposite Bunclody graveyard on Ryland Road, which has been mentioned at several meetings by Cllr Barbara-Anne Murphy and Cllr Owens is also under consideration.