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M8/N8 CULLAHILL Register of Electors 2008 – 2009 TO CASHEL ROAD Kilkenny is currently com- Gidh go bhfuil gach duine atá cáilithe i Published August 2007 IMPROVEMENT piling the Draft Register of Electors. To be dteideal bheith ar an Chlár, cintíonn do SCHEME eligible for inclusion, a person must be at shaorántacht do cheartaí vótála: least 18 years of age by 15th February 2008. 1. Is féidir le shaoránaigh Éireannacha vótáil While every resident is entitled to be regis- i ngach toghchán agus reifreann tered, your right to vote is determined by 2. Is féidir le shaoránaigh Briotanacha vótáil your citizenship. i dtoghacháin do’n Dáil, do’n Eoraip, 1. Irish citizens may vote at every election agus i dtoghacháin áitiúil. and referendum 3. Is féidir le shaoránaigh Aontais na hEorpa 2. British citizens may vote at Parliament (seachas shaoránaigh Briotanacha) vótáil (Dáil), European and local elections i dtoghacháin do’n Eoraip, agus i 3. EU citizens (other than British citizens) dtoghacháin áitiúil. Ni mór do’n vótálaí may vote at European and local elections. foirm EP1 a fháil ó Chomhairle Contae An EP1 form must be completed and Chill Chainnigh, é a líonadh isteach, stamped by a Peace Commissioner in stampa Fheidhmeannaighh Síochána a order to be able to vote at a European bheith curtha air, agus an fhoirm a chur election. ar ais Chuigh an Chomhairle Contae, 4. Non-EU citizens may vote at local elec- chun bheith ábalta vóta a chaitheamh tions 4. Is feidir le shaoránaigh tíortha lasmuigh A person must be resident at the address den Aontas Eorpaigh vóta a chaitheam i in question and a person may be registered dtoghcháin áitiúla amháin. for one address only. Ní foláiran do’n duine cláraithe ‘bheith NEWSLETTER An RFA form must be completed by any ina chónaí ag an seoladh cláraithe dó nó dí, Aerial View at Oldtown, South of Cullahill Number 02 — Q32007 person wishing to have his/her name agus, leis sin, gan bheith cláraithe ach faoi added/deleted from the Register of Electors. aon sheoladh amháin. The Draft register is published on 1st Chaithfear foirm RFA a líonadh ag aon November and is available for inspection at duine gur mian leo a hainm a cur leis, nó a M 8 / N 8 C U L L A H I L L T O C A S H E L post offices, public libraries, police (Garda) bhaint de, Clár na dToghthóirí. Tá an foirm stations, courthouses and local authority úd le fáil ón Chomhairle Contae. If you require further information regarding the M8/N8 Cullahill offices up to 25th November. You should Foillsítear an Dréacht-Clár ar an 1ú to Cashel Road Improvement Scheme, please contact; check the draft during this time to ensure Shamhain, agus is féidir é iniúchadh i that you are correctly registered. ngach Oifig Phoist, Stáisiún na nGárdaí, Ian Gardner at Kilkenny County Council, 056-8838238 ING YOU Any queries please phone Kilkenny Coun- Teach Cúirte, no Oifigí an Údaráis Áitiúil, O r KEEP ty Council on 0567794070 or email corpo- suas chomh fada leis an 25ú Shamhain Martin McCormack at SRB Civil Engineering Ltd, 056-8838238. INTHE [email protected] Ba cheart duit an Dréacht-Clár a seiceáil chun bheith cinnte go bhfuil tú cláraithe i M8/N8 Cullahill to Cashel Road Improvement Scheme is funded RE…... by the National Development Plan 2007 – 2013 and part funded PICTU I láthair na huaire, tá Comhairle Conntae gceart by the European Union under Trans European Transport Chill Chainnigh ag ullmhú Dréacht-Clár na Má tá ceist ar bith agat, cuir glaoch ar Infrastructure Networks (TEN-T). dToghthóirí. Chomhairle Contae Chill Chainnigh; Chun bheith incáilithe, ní foláir bheith uimhreacha: 056-779 4070 nó corpo- thar 18 bliain d’aois ar an 15ú Feabhra [email protected] 2008. This is the second in a series of newsletters to provide Upcoming Works Bridgeworks an update on the scheme progress to date. Works planned for the next few months will include Register of Electors Works are underway on 75% of the bridge structures, with Current Status of the Scheme Road Drainage throughout the scheme beam placement completed on fifteen structures and deck x 2008 – 2009 Since February , good progress has been achieved poured on ten structures. Two farm accommodation x Earthworks cut to fill between Horse& Jockey - with construction works mainly concentrated on underpasses on the existing N8 at Ballytarsna and Coolkip Twomileborris Road and in vicinity of Fencing , Earthworks, Drainage, Bridgeworks and have been constructed. Temporary traffic diversions of Rathdowney Road north west of Johnstown Accommodation/Utility Works. Other aspects local roads around bridge sites are in place to enable the x Rock excavation and processing to continue at including Archaeology resolution and Environmental structures to be constructed. Two local road closures with Grangemore, Inchirourke, and Grangefertagh works are also in hand. alternative routes are in place at Grangemore and x Pavement works to commence north of the Fencing Grangefertagh. Turnpike at Twomileborris , as well as at the northern end of the scheme at Oldtown south of Accommodation/Utility Works Fencing of the mainline is presently 80% complete Cullahill. with some minor sections of the dual carriageway/ Accommodation Works for landowners are progressing Other works to commence in the next few months motorway and some side roads outstanding. including consultation regarding timing of the individual include: Earthworks works ensuring that services are maintained as required. Utility diversions for ESB are substantially completed, x Structure 101 at the Cashel Interchange Topsoil strip and excavation of soft ground areas has other services such as Eircom and Water being 30% Structure 104 at Grangemore been substantially completed . completed. x The excavation of material in the cuttings and Archaeology & Environmental x Structures 107 & 108 at Coolkip/Moycarkey Rd. transportation to the fill areas is ongoing with 85% x Structure 114 at Coolcroo completed. Arcaheological monitoring has continued, with resolution works substantially completed at Twomileborris. x Structures 130 &131 West of Johnstown Rock excavation with subsequent processing is well Environmental design and mitigation measures for advanced at Grangemore, Inchirourke and badgers, bats, otters, and fish have been finalised. To enable construction of Structure 101 at the Grangefertagh Cashel Interchange, major traffic management Public Liaison Drainage works are required at the northern end of the Kilkenny County Council and SRB have been consulting existing Cashel Bypass . The existing roundabout Installation of culverts to watercourses is presently and will continue to liaise with landowners and members will become obsolete and traffic will be diverted via 80% complete . Road drainage has commenced since of the public during the course of the project. a new ramp and roundabout on the N8 at this April and will continue over the coming months. location commencing in September. A 50kph statutory speed limit will also apply.

KILKENNY COUNTY COUNCIL

Rock Excavation at Grangemore, Cashel Abutment to Structure120 Bord Na Mona Railway Bridge Farm Underpass at Two Mile Borris Section 75 of the Roads Act 1993 TEMPORARY CLOSURE Thursday Aug. 23rd – all day ry CD recordings relevant to the Online' – an from 10.30am.Games have a 25 area will be available for borrow- Internet exhibition of pho- OF ROADS minute duration, scores record- ing. tographs covering aspects of LIBRARY NEWS ed and prizes awarded to the Loughboy Library: 'Irish Life & Graiguenamanagh's life & cul- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the decision of Kilkenny County Council to close to Public winners. Great fun guaranteed Lore: Kilkenny Collection – A col- ture from early 20th cen- Traffic the following roads for the purpose of carrying out roadworks between 3rd and an ideal way of getting the ‘Hang out and Read’ books will be entered into a ran- Library branches: lection of oral history CD record- tury on www.kilkennylibrary.ie September 2007 and 17th September 2007. brains ticking in readiness for dom draw for prizes in your local Playschool: Playschool Fun, ings relevant to the area will be ‘A Sense of Place’ compiled As this years’ summer reading back to school! Ages 7-9 and 10- Local residents will be notified individually in advance of the works. Local diversions will branch. Prizes will also be given Playschool: A First Word and Pic- available for borrowing. by Maurice O’Keeffe (Irish Life scheme is coming to an end, we 12 years. Names to library staff for the best designed T-Shirt and ture book, Going to Playschool, Library: and Lore), this collection consists be in place and local access will be provided. Notification signs will be erected on site. would like to remind participants on 056 7794176 please. Dress. Making Friends, Going to Nurs- Thomastown Heritage and His- of extracts of Kilkenny natives that cards should be returned to A large selection of with- Roads will only be closed for the duration of works. ery. There is also a selection of tory talk' by Local historian, Joe talking about hurling traditions. branches by Saturday 1st Sep- Back to school drawn non-fiction stock is cur- books covering topics such as Doyle. Wednesday 29th August It will be aired on KCLR96FM tember. Any participants who rently available for sale- com- Location of Road Number Alternative Route The following books are avail- sharing, making friends, sharing, at 7pm. All are Welcome. during Heritage week. A copy of completed a card by reading 10 puter books, health and fitness, able through Kilkenny County counting, available in most Library: Display of this is available for listening in Barrettstown to LS8248 Via N10 to , R699 to Moanrue X, sport, cookery etc. all at bargain branches. materials relating to Urlingford Local Studies section, Library prices. Carrigeen N9 to Goatsbridge, LP4206 Primary School: I am absolute- and the surrounding areas. HQ. Phone 056 7794160 for KILKENNY COUNTY Weekly Summer Story time ly too small for school; Where’s Internet exhibition: 'Historic more information. with library staff continues – our JOHN MULHOLLAND, COUNCIL My Peg?: My First day at School; last two dates are Aug.24th and Starting School, Once upon an Director of Services, 31st at 12 noon. Free event and KILKENNY BOROUGH Ordinary School day, Ready for KILKENNY COUNTY Transportation, Corporate Affairs and Emergency Services. suitable for ages 8 and under. School, Blue goes to School, Josh City Library, John’s Quay: COUNCIL COUNCIL gets ready for school, Red Ted Signed copies of Ann Murphy’s Goes to School, Miss Mingo and poetry book ‘Thinking allowed’ KILKENNY BOROUGH APPOINTED WEIGHBRIDGES the First day of School, First Day are on sale at €15 each in the COUNCIL Notice is hereby given that the following weighbridges of School, Mouse’s First day of school, I Hate School, Barney branch. Hazardous Waste have been declared “Appointed Weighbridges” in Planning and Development Act Goes to School (video), accordance with the Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicle) Heritage Week For the parents: Creating Kids Kilkenny County Library plays 2000-2006 (Amendment) Act 1960 and the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to who can concentrate, , The 2006: an important role as a centre of NOTICE OF HAVING PREPARED essential parent's guide to the culture in preserving unique Collections for 2007 1. Kilkenny Borough Council, Municipal Stores, Fair secondary school years, Letting materials of local and regional A DRAFT LOCAL AREA PLAN Kilkenny County Council is prevent spills or accidents on Green, Kilkenny. go as Children grow, A Curricu- importance. We invite the public FOR LOUGHMACASK sponsoring a FREE collection route to the collection service. 2. Glanbia Plc., Tinnahinch, Graiguenamanagh, Co. lum for the Pre-School Child: to visit our branches and Local Learning to Learn, Ready for of Household Hazardous Depending on the type of Kilkenny. Studies section, and see first Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Borough of School: A Parent’s Guide, Set- Waste throughout the county waste collected, the company 3. William Dalton & Sons, Chancellors Mills, Freshford hand what we have to offer - so Kilkenny and the Council of the County of Kilkenny tling your Child in school, The in 2007 at the following sites providing this service Cedar Road, Kilkenny. why not book a few generations propose to make a Local Area Plan (LAP) for essential parent's guide to the of your family in for a research and dates. Waste Management Ltd., will 4. Glanbia Plc, , Co. Kilkenny. Loughmacask. primary school years, How to introduction in Local Studies, or Date Local Collection Site Collection 5. William Connolly & Sons, Red Mills, , motivate your child for school bring them along to the exhibi- A copy of the Draft Loughmacask LAP may be inspected Co. Kilkenny. and beyond, Teach your child Authority (9am-12.30pm) Site tion in your nearest branch? at the offices of Kilkenny Borough Council, City Hall, High Area (2pm-5pm) 6. Co-Op Society Ltd., Callan, Co. Kilkenny. how to think, Teach yourself Local Studies: 'Family History Street, Kilkenny during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 7. Glanbia Plc, , Co. Kilkenny. Irish: complete course for begin- Research Week' at our Local Monday to Friday and at the Planning Office of Kilkenny Saturday, 25th Kilkenny Graiguenamanagh, Johnstown, 8. Glanbia Plc, , Co. Kilkenny. ners, Teach your Toddler to Studies Dept., 6 Rose Inn Street, County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny Learn, Help your child through August, 2007 County The Fairgreen Church 9. Mobile weighbridge in operation throughout County The Parade (beside National Irish during the hours of 9 a.m. to 4.00 p.m., Monday to Council Carpark Kilkenny. school, Help your child with Sci- Bank). Families are invited to ence, Favourite Poems we Friday for a period of 6 weeks from Friday, 24th August, book a family history research 2007 to Friday, 5th October, 2007 (both dates inclusive Saturday, 03rd Kilkenny , , JOHN MULHOLLAND, JOHN MCCORMACK, learned in school. session and will be shown how but excluding Public Holidays). November, County Outside the Church Director of Services, Director of Services, Loughboy News to access primary and secondary 2007 Council Community hall Carpark Kilkenny County Council Kilkenny Borough Council A copy of the Draft LAP will also be available for Take the Scrabble Challenge! sources available in the local studies dept. Open from 9-1 & inspection at the County Library, John’s Quay, Kilkenny Household hazardous sort, re-use, recycle or safely 2-5pm Monday-Friday. and the branch Library, Loughboy during their normal wastes typically amount to dispose of the materials col- operates Mon-Fri 8am 4.30pm KILKENNY COUNTY COUNCIL Contact Alicia on 056 opening hours. about 2% of all our wastes or lected at specialist treatment and on Saturday 8am -12pm. 7794164 or Library Headquar- around 300 tonnes a year in facilities across Europe. Kilkenny County Council ters on 7794160 to book. A copy of the Draft LAP may also be downloaded from Road Traffic Act 2004 the Councils’ websites at www.kilkennycity.ie and Kilkenny. These wastes are no Battery recycling facilities would also like to encourage Callan Library: An exhibition longer accepted at the Dun- have been installed at over 60 householders to avoid prod- of historical photos and books www.kilkennycoco.ie from the 24th August 2007. more landfill as they may be schools in Kilkenny. Kilkenny ucts that contain dangerous ROAD WORKS SPEED LIMIT pertaining to the Callan area. Submissions with respect to the Draft Local Area Plan, toxic, corrosive or flammable. County Council is sponsoring chemicals. The Local Authority Library: 'People made in writing to the Senior Executive Officer, Kilkenny Under Sectino 10 of the above Act, it is the intention of Kilkenny County Council to Examples of household haz- the installation of battery is asking the public to shop for and Places from the past' -An Borough Council, City Hall, High Street, Kilkenny or to impose a Road Works Speed Limit from 03/09/2007 to 17/09/2007 as detailed below: ardous wastes include: Fluo- boxes in schools, and is the environment by purchas- Exhibition of old photographs of the Director of Services, Planning Department, County Castlecomer & its environs, rescent tubes, Cleaning hoping to divert as many bat- ing environmentally-friendly Location Duration Proposed Hall, John Street, Kilkenny and received before 5pm on organized by Histori- agents including bleaches, teries as possible away from detergents and cleaning prod- Speed Limit the 5th October 2007, will be taken into consideration cal Society & Castlecomer Waste medicines, Batteries, landfill. Contact your local ucts, by using re-chargeable before the Local Area Plan is made. 1. Barrettstown to Carrigeen, LS8248 3rd September 2007 50 km/h library. Antifreeze,Herbicides weed- national school to find out of batteries and water-based a distance of 500 metres from its junction to 17h September City Library, John's Quay: An Copies of the Draft LAP will be available for purchase killers), Pesticides, Adhesives, they have a box, and make paints for example. exhibition of old photographs with the Kilkenny to Road, N10. through the Planning Department, Kilkenny County Paints, Paint stripper/ thinner, arrangements to donate your Further details relating to mainly from the early 20th Cen- Council at a cost of €40 for a hard copy or €5 for a CD. Sealants, Glues, Inks, Oils. old batteries to the school. A the Chemcar collection con- tury covering life & events in tact the Environment Section JOHN MULHOLLAND, Graiguenamanagh and environs. JOHN MCCORMACK, BRIAN TYRRELL, Some of these products are permanent Household Haz- Director of Services, Graiguenamanagh Library: Director of Services Senior Executive Officer dangerous to both human ardous Waste Collection Vessel of Kilkenny County Council at health and the environment, is located at the Dunmore 056-7794470 or environ- Transportation, Corporate Affairs and Emergency Services. 'Irish Life & Lore: Kilkenny Col- Date: 16th August 2007 lection -A collection of oral histo- and care should be taken to Civic Amenity Site. This site [email protected]