Drish Bridge, Thurles safety concerns raised in the Dáil by Jackie Cahill

The very dangerous junction at Drish, just outside Thurles

placeholder image — The very dangerous junction at Drish, just outside Thurles

Tánaiste knows the road well and will take the matter further, Tipperary TD is told.

Local TD Jackie Cahill has called for Transport Infrastructure Ireland to be ordered to look into the safety concerns of many local Thurles people in relation to the junction on the N75 at Drish Bridge.

The Thurles TD was speaking in the Dáil, when he called on the Tánaiste, who was leading Leaders Questions today, to ask the relevant authorities to take these safety concerns seriously and provide a solution.

Cahill is also calling on the developing company to make a gesture of goodwill to the area and the land owners in particular who gave the initial permission of access to their property which allowed the project to get started in the first place.

Deputy Jackie Cahill

“This junction needs work from TII and I would ask you to urge the relevant authorities to look at this junction and introduce safety measures there.”

In responding to the Fianna Fáil TD, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar committed to raising this issue further with the Transport Minister Eamon Ryan, while also expressing his familiarity with this unsafe stretch of road, saying: “Thanks Deputy, we’ll certainly look at that. I appreciate the need to improve safety on that road. I have travelled it many times and I will certainly make Minister Ryan aware that it was raised in the Chamber.”

Deputy Cahill remains confident that by continuing to work with relevant authorities, including Tipperary County Council, local Cllrs Seamus Hanafin and Seán Ryan, and with stakeholders in TII, a solution can be found to this road safety issue.