Shoppers shocked as mop is used in bare-chested brawl inside Irish shopping centre
Search
08 Sept 2025
Search
08 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Laois county councillor Paddy Bracken has called on the council and the HSE to address the "serious parking safety issues" at the health centre on the Birr road in Clonaslee.
The councillor tabled a motion before Laois County Council that both parties work in conjunction to solve this issue.
Councillor Bracken highlighted that there are no adequate parking facilities surrounding the building, forcing patients to park on the sides of the road.
"This is an ongoing issue," Cllr Bracken said.
"Elderly people are forced to wait on a busy and dangerous road after their appointments, it needs to be addressed. There's ample space for parking within the confines of that health centre.
"I’m urging the council in conjunction with the HSE to see to this issue," he said.
Pictured: the health centre on R422 in Clonaslee sees parking on both sides of road.
Mr James Dowling, Senior Excutive Engineer with Laois County Council, responded to Cllr Bracken's motion:
"There is no space available for on street parking outside the Health Centre, Laois County Council can request the HSE to provide additional parking within their boundary," Mr Dowling replied.
Cllr Bracken responded that this issue is "unbelievable" in this day and age.
"There’s an acre of land around this building, and its thoroughly unfair on elderly people to go in and out while parked on the side of the road. It’s unbelievable in this day and age," Cllr Bracken said.
"There are 10,500 patients who attend this centre each year, with over 200 patients each week. It's a busy road they are forced to park on, it's incredibly dangerous," he finished.
Cathaoirleach of the Council, Cllr Seamus McDonald seconded Cllr Bracken's tabled motion.
"I’m on that road regularly and I see that traffic congestion and parking on both sides of the road," the Cathaoirleach said.
"It’s very dangerous, and there will be an accident. There is land adjoining the health centre that could be used," he finished.
The issue was raised at the September meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory Mountmellick Municipal District.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
