The fact the bollard was hit means a child wasn't – Council

A steel bollard outside Annaduff National School is there to protect children, the council said in response to Cllr Des Guckian who asked that the bollard "be placed back a few feet towards the school so that it is not an obstacle in the way of turning buses, etc."

Cllr Guckian said the bollard is “in the way of everybody, especially vehicles” adding it has been “scraped quite a bit.”

He suggested moving the bollard or replacing it with “orange, plastic bollards”.

Leitrim County Council District Engineer, Darragh O'Boyle said the bollard is there to stop cars and buses "reversing into children on the footpath so if a car hits a bollard, it should be considered lucky that they didn't hit a child and that's how I see the situation."

Cllr Guckian also said that, in his view, on the L3470-0, from Annaduff NS to Curragha Crossroads, the road needs to be widened by about two feet on the side across from the new footpath below the National School with the response stating that a specific improvement grant will be sought to widen this road, however, this will depend on the landowner.

Mr O'Boyle also promised to write to the landowner regarding the cutting back of hedges at this section. 

The third part of Cllr Des Guckian's motion related to the stretch of road at the Fedaro-Curragha crossroads end which he said needs to be resurfaced.

Cllr Sean McGowan agreed saying that the section “is a bit narrow and the surface is a bit wavy” and needs “a bit of attention" with chairperson of the Carrick-on-Shannon Municipal District meeting, Cllr Enda Stenson adding the road is “bumpy in a tractor.”

Mr O'Boyle noted that a Restoration Improvement Grant (RIG) will be carried out on the nearby L-7472 at Antfield to Finnaloughta this summer before adding that the Fedaro-Curragha crossroads can be considered for inclusion as part of the three-year plan next year.