It’s great to see that Malcolm Noonan got back into office, keep up the good work Malcolm. It would have been a shame if the people of Kilkenny did not vote him back in. It’s good to see that he was the second highest in number of first preference votes. Malcolm as campaigned against the inner relief road that 25 of 26 County councillors voted in favour off, I think this take great courage to stand up for what he believes in.
Had the plan for this road gone through the city of Kilkenny would have being effectively cut in two. As Malcolm pointed out in his brief to “An Bord Pleanala” there is more effective ways to reduce traffic.
- Public transport.
- Encouraging the use of bicycles and the provisioning of cycle lanes.
- Park and ride facilities to reduce cars that come into the town.
Also with the down turn in the economy we should be trying to reduce the amount project which consume money that could be better spend elsewhere. I think Investing in the future is what we need, and reducing our reliance cars, if only for town trips, would be a start.