Cycle lanes no help to struggling shops

I HAD to wait in my car for two hours in Enfield, Co Meath, recently.

During that time I did not see one cyclist, but I did see Meath County Council, in its wisdom, having men paint bicycle lanes on the road.

Incidentally, the vehicle used by the workers was from Northern Ireland, which would suggest they were contractors. The bicycle lane passes many shops which depend almost entirely on passing motorists whose numbers have dwindled since the M4 and the slip road were built a few years ago.