Discretion used in row over town square honour

LISTOWEL Town Council, which recently got into an embarrassing controversy over proposals to honour literary giants Bryan MacMahon and John B Keane, is to adopt a more discreet approach to the issue.

The council has decided to appoint a sub-committee to consider the issue and will have full consultation with the MacMahon and Keane families.

Recently, the families issued a joint statement hitting out at the “unseemly, politically inspired” debate surrounding a proposal to call the square in Listowel after the late Dr MacMahon.