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7 comments
My husband has a dry cleaning and formal hire business for the past twenty years. He has worked extremely hard to build up a successful business until Covid arrival which has had a detrimental effect on the business.and his ability to pay his suppliers.
Added to This I had a stroke and Declan has to pay my care centre bills. His company is Fitzgerald’s on church road.
Putting bollards up prevents drop offs to his business. I am commenting on this to make aware to ruauri that there’s a deeper story behind the obvious one. Maureen pluck
I’ve taken a look at them and it only makes sense in 2/3 spots, the bollards outside Mooch and Helena Cottage, where the path is extremely narrow and people generally have to pass each other in the road and at a push outside Cafe Grey. The new flowerbeds instead of parking is pure mad, most are located in front of pharmacies and shops who wouldn’t use them (Boots, McCauley’s & BOI). Doubtful Brunels or the Hungry Monk will use the space in front of them so further duds. Ironically there are loading bays in front of Las Tapas who’d probably use them.
Is it true or just a rumour, that the cast iron bollard was sent to Northern Ireland.? Does anyone know? I thought it would be a feature somewhere in the new harbour.
That Paine lad must have got to you. Best to clarify, this is the cast iron bollard that was down on the old harbour pier. Apparently missing in action, the WCC gang said they were going to build a replica and place it somewhere on the new harbour. We’ve emailed to find out if and when. The old granite bollards from the harbour are now part of the new park, as seats…
I know exactly what bollard it is. Why are WCC replacing it with a REPLICA? Why not the original? Where is the original. Beautiful piece of street furniture incorporating the old with the new. WCC, put it back please or was this given away just like the old harbour??
Perhaps some of them will suffer the same fate as the much missed 1888 cast-iron bollard that stood at the top of the old boat slip for 120 years…………
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