CCTV investigations will be carried out in Kilkishen to determine issues with the storm water network.
An assessment of the gullies along the street in Kilkishen and the cleaning of same has been requested by Cllr Conor Ryan (FG). “In particular the gully at the forge which is prone to flooding. Can appropriate measures be taken to ensure that this drain does not flood in the future,” he asked.
Acting senior executive engineer in the Killaloe MD, Mike O’Grady outlined, “The existing surface water line at the Forge in Kilkishen was recently jetted and the gullies cleaned. The Killaloe Municipal District monitor gullies during recent heavy rain fall and no flooding occurred”.
These gullies were cleaned for a second time prior to Christmas with remaining gullies in the village included in the winter maintenance plan.
O’Grady added, “It appears that water is slow to drain from this area due to the shallow fall in the existing open drain on private property. The Killaloe Municipal District will commit to carrying out a CCTV survey of the existing storm water network at this location and any defects identified will be repaired. We will commit to carrying out repairs on the existing storm water network, funding will be allocated through the Drainage Works Grant in our 2026 Schedule of Municipal District works”.
Water ponding at the forge has been “a serious issue,” Cllr Ryan commented. “It is a regional road with a high volume of traffic, it is a thing that residents have raised as a serious issue”. He felt there was “slow draining” and welcomed the move to carry out the CCTV survey to ascertain the issue.
Seconding the motion, Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF) stated, “It has appeared on a few occasions before, it is a pinch point, it slows down cars coming into the village but not the way we want. It was always slow to drain away”.
Speaking at the Killaloe MD meeting, O’Grady explained, “It is very flat, it drains down into the lake, it is at the back of private property, we don’t have the gift to go in and do it but we are monitoring it during heavy rain”.
