SECOND ATHENRY ROADS PROTEST IN THREE DAYS ENDS

Date Published: 06-Feb-2009

Four roads in Athenry town were blocked for an hour this morning [6/2] as residents, angry over the state of local roads, carried out another protest.Earlier this week, dozens of protesters gathered at the Ennis Bridge in Athenry to highlight the dangerous and poor conditions of roads as a result of building the new N6.This morning blocked the road at Cemetery Cross causing diversions, however the protest has now ended and the road is clear again.A meeting is due to take place at the N6 contruction site next Tuesday between public representatives and Fred Barry of the NRA, to show him the state of the local roads.Organiser of the protest, Lester McNamara told Galway Bay fm News that the Council has given them nothing but broken promises.