Lucan residents doing penance for the sins of developers

RESIDENTS of Lucan could be forgiven for feeling an overpowering envy this week as Dubliners, and particular those living on the southside of the city, went into raptures at the arrival of Luas.

For their part, the daily commute to work for Lucan folk to the city centre is largely confined to the congested N4 or Naas Road where there is little difference in travelling times for private motorists and buses using special lanes.

Add in an inadequate local road infrastructure, a chronic shortage of school places and a lack of many basic, shopping and sporting amenities and the glossy portrayal of Lucan so beloved by estate agents takes on a different hue.