CONTRACTORS “won’t go near” a North Clare road which is at risk of collapse.
Fahalunaghtamore may not be among the most well-known or easily pronounced places in Co Clare but it came up for discussion at a recent sitting of the West Clare Municipal District.
Located between Miltown Malbay and Inagh, Cllr Shane Talty (FF) asked that the road at Fahanlunaghtamore “be re-enforced or embanked to avoid a collapse into the property on the west side of the road”.
Senior executive engineer in the West Clare MD, Tony Neville confirmed that an initial inspection has taken place at the location. “Further investigation will be necessary to determine the most appropriate solution. It is envisaged significant works may be required at the junction of the privately owned driveway with the public road”.
Speaking on the matter, Cllr Talty flagged it was “a vulnerable section of road, the road is higher than the land”. He said, “The sidewalls were once a line of stake and fence but are now lying over ninety degrees and about to collapse, contractors won’t go near it, the minute they start working on the field they will draw the road on top of themselves”.
According to Cllr Talty, a plan is needed to embank and reinforce the road. He confirmed that the landowner has reported the issue.
His proposal was seconded by Cllr Joe Garrihy (FG) while Cllr Joe Killeen (FF) quipped that he was hoping to hear Cllr Talty’s pronounciation of the townland. “The Faha races were famous there once upon a time,” Talty replied.
