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SOME LOCAL AUTHORITIES are learning from mistakes made in the past and are preparing for the possibility of a cold winter ahead.
Dublin City Council said they are well prepared for any possible icy conditions and have tonnes of salt in storage and in reserve in case the cold snap of 2009 and 2010 return.
Dublin City Council said that the Roads and Traffic Department operates a Severe Weather Response Programme between mid October and mid April.
This programme involves treating more than 300 kilometres of the city’s main roads when they are affected by snow and ice. “Prioritising these means that emergency services can operate, businesses remain open and other essential public services can operate,” said a spokesperson for the council.
As part of this response the council said it has approximately 2,200 tonnes of salt, an increase from 1,700 tonnes in 2010.
“We can also call on an allocation of 1,700 tonnes from the National Roads Authority (NRA). A further 500 tonnes of fine salt is reserves for treating footpaths,” said the spokesperson.
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It’s not just the cities that are gearing up for winter conditions. Over in the west of the country, Clare County Council says it is has access to more than 3,000 tonnes of rock salt to treat the county’s roads during the coming winter, with one third of the salt stock already in storage after it was held over from last year.
An additional 2,000 tonnes of salt is available to the council to draw down when required from the NRA and the Department of Transport (DTTAS), they said.
In 2009 and 2010, the country experienced a cold snap putting many council workers under pressure as temperatures reached sub-zero conditions. The cold weather lasted for longer than expected pushing the country’s salt stock to its limits.
This year will be the first time the county’s motorway and dual carriageways will be treated directly by the National Roads Authority, which assumed responsibility for the National Motorway Network earlier this year.
Let’s hope other local authorities follow suit, and that this is not ahead of us:
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The shop in Galway is a no brainer! Guaranteed to make your money back in ten years and less if you can do something with the apartments above. Wonder would the bank give me a loan….
Thats just the reserve price put on it. Probably go for nearer €3m. Usually 20 times lease is price of building so if someone can pick it up for 14-15 times it would be good business with the added rooms upstairs. Oh to have money.
Exactly the thoughts of many who put us into this mess! If the Spar goes out of business, you then have an empty shop…..
€190k a year lease??? I think you should check your figures. Not a chance!!! Shops on Shop St cost one third.
U can’t have it gone to foreigners already
Going going gone ..lol Ogochukwu wishes youse all the best with that purchase ..lol but youse must remember that the Aldi’s and those Lidl’s are taking over , so youse could be ending up not under the tree but under water ..lol good luck ,,lol
Another property infomercial courtesy of Daft.ie.
Foreign banks firesell their distressed repos as NAMA and the Irish banks stockpile 1000′s of rotting homes.
A bit of truth and balance please.
What about an enquiry into the corrupt unregulated estate agent industry in Ireland journal???
When is a repossessed property not a repossessed property? At Allsops!
Recession me arse.
Why would anyone want to buy anything in Carrick On Suir?, its a awful hole of a place
Your assuming cash changes hands not very likely. So corrupt and rotten to core. No one will have a days luck with their stolen goods
Stolen goods?, what the heck are you even on about?
Easy there Martin.
Its a good place to live..but like a lot of small towns its being passed over in favour of its larger neighbours..an awful lot more positives than negatives in the town..and a great bunch of genuine people doing what they can to improve things for all.
Not a nice comment about Carrick, Martin. We have a great community and it is a good town to live in. Back off!
Nigel its a kip
What’s the matter? Can you not afford a decent life in Dublin ?
Decent life in Dublin?
For sewer rats maybe.
And drug dealers.
Hopefully the fellow at the last one who spoke about constant markievicz who gave his life for Ireland will turn up!
Just more and more spin from our corrupt estate agents, trying to talk the market up and up. A pox on them.
Has the propaganda quota for today been reached already?
Had many a pint in the Sibin in Carrick with my grandad. So many fond memories, shame to see it looking so sad and lonely.
Haven’t lived in Carrick for 20 years but grew up there and my family still there – unfair comments here. . Towns are all about the people who live in them not the buildings and Carrick has lots of great people and a great community spirit.
I wonder will Ulster bank buy this one ?They are paying €180,000 a year in rent reserve set at €650,000. http://www.allsopspace.ie/auction/lot/8222
Doubt it very much ! They want to get the hell out of Ireland !
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