Anger over commuters parking all day in Johnstown

The issue of commuters leaving their cars in spaces all day in Johnstown is being raised with Kildare Co Council.

Councillor Fintan Brett has called on the Council to examine the possibility of introducing two hour parking limit in Johnstown to counteract all day parking outside business premises by commuters.

Workers and students travelling to Dublin on buses or lifts leave their vehicles parked between morning and evening.

The issue will be raised at the next local municipal district meeting on March 20.

In late January, two-hour parking restrictions came into force in Sallins after persistent complaints from local businesses that customers had nowhere to park.

A video by The Lock 13 Gastropub in Sallins on one day appeared to show all available spaces occupied at 12 noon - mostly by people taking trains.

Lack of pay parking and parking restrictions meant that commuters could park all day without any sanction.

Sallins is a busy train station as passengers can avail of much cheaper fares into Dublin than from other towns on the line  - and also use the Leap Card.