Money was allocated to the wrong road

Now that the inevitable major archaeological site has been unearthed at Lismullin in the Tara-Skryne valley, it is time the NRA/Department of the Environment re-examined the viability of the new road from Dublin-to-Navan.

This is one of the inter-urban roads in the greater Dublin area for which the money committed for the Farranfore-to-Lissivigeen (Killarney) outer relief road was scandalously withdrawn. That much-needed relief road was scheduled for completion in 2009, but it is now postponed indefinitely.

The Government should reinstate the money originally committed to the Farranfore-to-Lissivigeen road so that it can be completed as closely as possible to its original schedule.

It is certain there will be many more historic discoveries in the hallowed valley of the high kings in Co Meath and so it is impossible to know when that ill-conceived road will be completed.

Far better for the Government to fulfil its promise to the long suffering people of Killarney and south Kerry and the many frustrated visitors trying to access our beautiful area.

Cllr Michael Gleeson

South Kerry Independent

Alliance

Clasheen

Killarney

Co Kerry