Never-ending scaffolding at important North Tipp heritage site

“I want to raise once again the matter of the old Ardcroney Cemetery in Ardcroney village,” Cllr Ger Darcy told February's Nenagh MD meeting.
“We are very proud locally of this fine piece of heritage. It includes the remains of a castle which is the ancestral home of the Hogan family. The problem is there has been scaffolding on the castle for a very long time. It looks awful. When will the scaffolding be taken down? We need to get rid of it.” He said there are a number of very old gravestones in the cemetery.
“The enhancement works have been going on at the cemetery for ever,” he continued. “Locals are complaining about it. They should be brought to a close.”
A member of the Council executive told Cllr Darcy that two expert advisers from the National Monuments Service recently visited the cemetery and carefully examined it. “We now need to raise more money to complete the restoration works,” she remarked. She added that other heritage structures which are in danger of collapse are taking precedence at the moment. “I need to deal with them first. I plan to get around to tackling the cemetery in November.”
Cllrs Ger Darcy and Joe Hannigan pointed out that in general in North Tipp there's massive interest in local history. “When they are young, people often have little if any interest in local heritage or local history,” remarked Cllr Darcy. “As you get older that changes.”