EPISODE · Nov 21, 2025 · 6 MIN
'Athboy Parking Problems ‘Killing Local Business’ - 21/11/2025
from The Agenda
The lack of parking facilities in Athboy “is killing local business” particularly in the run up to Christmas.Shoppers often drive up and down the town searching for somewhere to park, before moving on elsewhere, according to local businesses.Cllr David Gilroy raised the issue at a meeting of Kells Municipal Council last week where he called on the council to “engage, as a matter of urgency, with all relevant landowners in Athboy to address the serious shortage of public parking in the town, with a view to securing the purchase of suitable lands for the provision of additional public parking facilities.”Councillor Gilroy joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The lack of parking facilities in Athboy “is killing local business” particularly in the run up to Christmas.Shoppers often drive up and down the town searching for somewhere to park, before moving on elsewhere, according to local businesses.Cllr David Gilroy raised the issue at a meeting of Kells Municipal Council last week where he called on the council to “engage, as a matter of urgency, with all relevant landowners in Athboy to address the serious shortage of public parking in the town, with a view to securing the purchase of suitable lands for the provision of additional public parking facilities.”Councillor Gilroy joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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