"Please slow down" pleads Kilkenny Councillor Mary Hilda Cavanagh as road safety measures confirmed for Johnstown

The measures follow years of complaints about speeding, particularly heavy goods vehicles travelling through the village at night

Councillor Mary Hilda Cavanagh says the measures follow years of complaints about speeding, particularly heavy goods vehicles travelling through the village at night.

She was speaking at yesterday’s Castlecomer Municipal District where she made this plea and outlined more for KCLR News’ Owain Comerford;

It’s the latest area to seek safety measures – yesterday we told of moves being made at the Callan Thomastown meeting for Rosbercon .

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