Strokestown residents raise concern over timing of public realm works

Strokestown residents and retailers have raised concerns over the timing of public realm works. The controversial works have now just commenced weeks before the busy Christmas period. They've caused some disruption on Bawn Street in the town and the annual Christmas markets will now be at a new location.

Secretary of Strokestown Town Team Jonathan Cassidy, however, says there's no good time to break ground. He says the works would have been less impactful if not for delays to the N5 bypass project: