Enniscorthy

Something finally sticking out of the ground in the new technology park.

Also the murials look tacky as ****

County Council just cleaned Pearse road and un-blocked the storm drains. I'm honestly expecting the pope to arrive next😂😂

And the lane way across Patricks Park to the Daphne view area?

Anton Tracey as far as I know

Don't mention the GAA here 😜

Just a thought related to the Old Dublin Road and another matter too....which happens to involve the GAA. Sorry 'bout this. 😁

The County Council kept the speed limit at 80 km/h on the "old N11" (now R772) between Blackstoops and Scarawalsh mainly because of their desire to develop the area as a business hub or whatever, as it would be more suitable to have entrance points along an 80 km/h stretch rather than 100 km/h. That's my understanding of it, anyway. Am open to being corrected if I'm wrong.

But in the last couple of days, Bord Pleanala have overturned planning permission for the next stage of development at the GAA Centre of Excellence in Ferns, because of the entrance onto the "old N11" that would be involved there. Apparently they says it's in contravention of Wexford County Council's stated objective of minimising new access/egress points onto that level of regional road.

Hard to see how to reconcile the two, unless the County Council just has things seriously wrong in the first place?

Or...if Bord Pleanala are not going to allow new entrances onto high level 80 km/h regional roads, such as R772 between Blackstoops and Scarawalsh...is there any good reason why that stretch shouldn't revert to 100 km/h after all?

Hi folks,

I’ll be driving down to enniscorthy to get some work done at Skoda Donohoe on warranty.

Will have the laptop with me and was hoping to find someplace decent within walking distance (in the town centre I suppose) to post my ass for a few hours. A nice cafe or hotel with good coffee would be ideal but I’m not picky.

All recommendations gratefully received.

thanks v much

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Sound TG! Hope you’re keeping well!

The real point is in relation to the Council hopes/plans for the old N11 (now R772) between Blackstoops and Scarawalsh.

If Bord Pleanála says the Council is prohibited by their own Development Plan from allowing significant new access/egress points onto 80 km/h Class I regional roads, then it seems the Council has three options:

1 - Lower the limit to 60 km/h all the way between Blackstoops and Scarawalsh, so that they can allow access/egress points there in accordance with the County Development Plan as it currently stands.

2 - Amend the County Development Plan to allow access/egress points onto those sort of roads with an 80 km/h limit after all, to allow such development between Blackstoops and Scarawalsh, and with a knock-on benefit for the GAA thing in Ferns.

3 - Allow the speed limit between Blackstoops and Scarawalsh to revert to 100 km/h after all, since their reason for keeping it at 80 km/h is now dead in the water, according to Bord Plenála.

Bizarre indeed. Looks to me like the Council made a big boo-boo or two along the way. They decided to keep that Blackstoops/Scarawalsh stretch at 80 km/h with the intention of allowing businesses have entrances off that road, overlooking how their own Development Plan doesn't allow significant new entrances onto that sort of road, with only a couple of very specific exceptions, none of which would apply to developing that area as a business/commercial hub. They then granted permission themselves for the proposed new developments at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Ferns, again overlooking the same thing.

Current entrance to the CoE is definitely unsatisfactory - road itself is a small narrow lane, and then there's a further long laneway across the headlands of a few fields before you reach the GAA development itself. If memory serves me correctly, some residents along the laneway there were unhappy even with that entrance, but were appeased at least partly by the thought that it would only be temporary, and a "proper" entrance onto the main road would be built after the new stretch of motorway opened.

But again, the bigger picture is the Blackstoops to Scarawalsh thing. Think myself it would be ludicrous to drop the limit to 60 km/h just in case a business or two ever wanted to put an entrance there. Which means Council either has to change their Development Plan, or else just throw their hat at it and consider putting the limit back up to 100 km/h after all, same as the rest of the stretch of the "old N11" northbound through Ferns & Camolin, and southbound towards Oylegate.

Anybody know the school situation in town. My daughter is due to start Junior infants next year and wondering do they fill up quick?

I want to get her into saint Aidans as it right beside the house but not sure if she will get a place. Anyone any advice what schools are good and if they usually fill up?

Sounds great. Not sure more empty retail units are needed,but otherwise.