Bus stop demanded for in every Laois village

Ballacolla and every rural village in Laois should have a bus stop, a Laois councillor has demanded.

Cllr Ollie Clooney, Independent, tabled a motion at the Borris-in-Ossory Mountmellick Municipal District meeting.

His motion called for the public transport infrastructure in Ballacolla but he went further at the meeting.

“I want a bus stop in every rural village. We can’t expect people to wait for buses in the winter without shelter. It is very important,” he said.

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Mr Diramuid Donohue, Senior Executive Engineer, replied in writing.

“The Engineer will contact Cllr Clooney to arrange a meeting in Ballacolla to view the location. The Council will include it as part of any future applications for bus stops,” said the reply.