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Two Offaly roads remain closed as conditions improve
Conditions in Offaly continue to improve and while all National Primary, National Secondary, most Regional Roads and many local roads are now passable Offaly County Council is urging all motorists to take great care on all roads.
Two roads still remain closed, both in Kinnitty. The roads are the Kinnitty to Mountrath Road, the R440 Regional Road and the L8001-1 (across the Slieve Blooms) and the L-4025-1 and L-4025-2 Kinnitty Road to Roscrea is closed in Kinnitty Village to Brertons Pub
Frost is forecast overnight and Offaly County Council says this situation will be monitored in accordance with its Winter Maintenance Programme.
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Whilst all main roads in and around most towns and villages in the county are passable, Council crews, assisted by contractors are continuing to clear remaining regional and local roads. The Council acknowledges and appreciates the ongoing assistance provided by local communities and farmers with the cleanup operations.
Offaly County Council resumed normal business this morning and all public facilities are operating. The Council is grateful to its staff, volunteers, local contractors and public bodies who assisted in many ways in preparing for and responding to the extreme weather situation and its aftermath over the past week.
If you require assistance from Offaly County Council you can call 0579346800 or our out of hours/emergency number 1890 750 750
THE CURRENT STATUS OF ROADS IN THE COUNTY
Tullamore Municipal District
Tullamore Town - Roads Clear, clean up operations will continue. The Whitehall Bridge is now open.
Ballycumber - Clear
Priority 1
M6 Motorway section through Offaly - Clear
N52 Tullamore to Kilbeggan - Clear
N52 Tullamore By Pass to Blueball - Clear
N80 Charleville Roundabout through Killeigh onto County Boundary - Clear
R420 Bachelors Walk through Cloncollig Roundabout to Ballina - Clear
Priority 2
R420 Clara to County Boundary to Moate - Clear
R421 TTC Office to Arden Junction on Bypass - Clear
Priority 3
R436 Clara to Kilbeggan - Clear
Mucklagh Village - Clear
R421 Ballard Roundabout to Killurin - Clear
R446 (Old N6) Moate to Horseleap - Clear
L02025 Tullamore to Ballinagar - Clear
Birr Municipal District
Birr Town - Roads Clear, clean up operations will continue
Priority 1
M7 Motorway section through Offaly Section - Clear
N62/N52 Roscrea to Kennedys Cross - Clear
N52 Kennedys Cross to Fivealley - Clear
N52 Fivealley to Blueball - Clear
N62 Ballinahown to Cloghan - Clear
N52 Birr to Riverstown - Clear
N62 Cloghan to Galross Cross - Clear
N62 Clonkelly south of Birr - Clear
N62 Galross Cross to Kennedys Cross - Clear
R445 Roscrea to Borris in Ossory - Clear
Priority 2
R438 Cloghan to Taylors Cross - Clear
R439 Taylors Cross to Birr - Clear
Priority 3
R356 Wynnes Cross to Banagher - Clear
R436 Ferbane to Clara - Clear
R439 Taylors Cross to Banagher (County Bounds) - Clear
R440 Birr to Kinnitty to Cadamstown (County Bounds) - Clear
R357 Blueball to Shannon Bridge - Clear
R438 Taylors Cross to junction with R489 - Clear
R445 (Old N7) South of Moneygall (County Bounds) to Roscrea North of Dunkerrin (County Bounds) - Clear
R491 Shinrone to Roscrea - Clear
R491 Shinrone to Cloughjordan (County Bounds) - Clear
R492 Sharavogue to Shinrone - Clear
Other Routes
R421 Kinnitty to Clareen - Clear
R444 East of Ballinahown - Clear
R490 Moneygall to Cloughjordan - Passable with extreme care; Work ongoing
R437 Kilcormac to Ferbane - Passable with extreme care; Work ongoing
Kinnitty to Mountrath Road, the R440 Regional Road and the L8001-1 (across the Slieve Blooms) - Road remains closed
L-4025-1 and L-4025-2 Kinnitty Road to Roscrea is closed in Kinnitty Village to Brertons Pub - Road remains closed
Barnagrotty - Works ongoing to clear isolated area
Coolfin - Works ongoing
Doon to Ballycumber - Works ongoing
Edenderry Birr Municipal District
Edenderry Town - Roads Clear, significant clean up operation and clearing of footpaths carried out on Sunday continuing today. Accesses to school were also cleared on Sunday. The Graveyard has been cleared Monday morning.
Portarlington - Roads Clear, clean up operations and clearing of footpaths today and will continue tomorrow. The Defense forces assisted in clearing footpaths on Sunday.
Priority 2
R402 Edenderry to Ballina Cross - Clear
R420 Geashill to Portarlington - Clear
R419 / R442 Portarlington to Clonbullogue - Clear
Priority 3
R423 Portarlington to Mountmellick (County Boundary) - Passable with extreme care
R401 Clonbullogue to Edenderry - Clear, however in places it is only cleared for a single lane of traffic, required further clearance to improve safety fo traffic meeting; particularly in vicinity of Power Station. Works on-going today
R401 Edenderry towards Kinnegad - Clear
R401 Clonbullogue to Rathangan - Passable with care;
R400 Rhode to Motorway interchange - Clear
R400 Rhode to Mountlucas - Clear
R400 to Cushina - Passable with extreme care; works ongoing continuing today with Contractor (loading shovel)
R441 Edenderry to Rhode - Clear (however there are some tricky spot which require on-going attention in cluding Fahy Hill)
Other Routes
Fahy Hill - Passable with extreme care
L-5001 Drumcooley Link Road ( link between R402 and Rathangan road) - Passable with extreme care; high bank of snow on edges may become a secondary issue
R-5006 Ballykilleen - Extensive clearance works carried out, passable with care
L-1001-2 Rathangan Road - Clear to Cushaling Bridge (Kildare Border)
L-1017-2 Daingean to Croghan - Clear
L-1010-2 Croghan to Rhode - Clear
L-1018 Croghan to Tyrellspass - Clear
L-1018-3 Croghan Hill - Clear
Rhode Village - Clear
Ballykeane to Walsh Island - Clear
Ballybrittan, Rhode - Passable with extreme care; works ongoing
Clonmore & Ballyheashill - Not clear; Significant snow drifts; works ongoing
Clonearl - Not clear; Significant snow drifts; works ongoing. Some roads have been cleared including the L-10192-1 in order to enable access for persons requiring medical attention.
Daingean to Walsh Island - Not Clear; works ongoing
Ballydownan Lane, Geashill - Works carried out on Sunday, some further work being undertaken by OCC today
Geashill to Ballinagar - Clear
Ard Road out of Geashill L-1020-1 - Clear
Clonsast L-1005-2 (Bracknagh By-pass) - Clear
Trascon (Portarlington) - Reportedly not clear, to carry out clearance works later today
Ballylennon & Derry gowley (near Daingean) - not clear, requires attention
Ballymacross - Not clear, requires attention
A view of Kilreaghan Cemetery.
Cllr Clare Claffey from Banagher, at the Banagher Marina.
Country music star Larissa Tormey
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Johnny Moloney with the new Glenisk jersey.
10 times Offaly people were absolutely gas craic!
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