KCC set to install more sheep grids to 'secure the Curragh'

Kildare County Council have said that they will be installing two more sheep grids in the Curragh to help secure the area.

The council have been asked to take action to make the Curragh a safer area for driving, and a number of sheep grids will be installed as part of that process.

Cllr Suzanne Doyle asked a meeting of the Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District what sort of schedule that the council were operating from when installing the sheep grids on the Curragh, and if they could list the order of their priority.

The council report stated that the Municipal District Office currently has funding for the installation of two new sheep grids at locations agreed with the members, one at Lurg Lane and another at Brownstown Cross.

The installation of both of these grids will be dependent on the outcome of site investigation works at these locations due to the presence of sewage rising mains. The Municipal District Office has also issued tenders to reconstruct and repair two grids which have failed. One at the rear of the Curragh Racecourse on the R413 and another opposite Kildare Chilling on the L-7022.

Following the above, an additional 5 grids are required to be installed to fully secure the Curragh.