BALLINASLOE FARMERS PROTESTING OVER N6 CONSTRUCTION WORK

Date Published: 08-May-2008

A number of farmers in Poolboy are today barricading construction work on the new N6 Ballinasloe to Galway Road The farmers are protesting over an ongoing dispute about access to their land in Poolboy, and this is their second protest in two weeksIt's claimed the foundation of the road which bisects a right of way to farmers lands is so high that animals and vehicles can't reach the other sideFarmers now say they can't access upto 100 acres of land close to the River Suck as the road has been risen an additional 10 feet recentlyWhen contacted by Galway Bay FM news, the company involved - N6 Constuction - declined to comment on the situation