A Kilkenny Councillor is calling for grit or salt to be made more available for use on rural roads.
Cllr. Mary Hilda Cavanagh raised the issue at a recent Castlecomer Municipal District meeting.
She says there had been a previous agreement with the IFA to leave salt at a designated point, allowing farmers to use it on roads that aren’t covered by the council’s winter maintenance routes.
Cllr Cavanagh is asking for a similar agreement to be considered and told KCLR News’ Owain Comerford that rural roads can become extremely hazardous, leaving people isolated in their homes; “People have to deliver oil, they have to collect milk or whatever so I think it creates a huge problem if the programme doesn’t extend to covering those rural roads grit should be provided and I asked year in year out that salt or grit be left at crossroads for people to spread it and they would be prepared to spread it”.
See if your area’s covered – you’ll find Kilkenny County Council’s Winter Maintenance Plan for 2026/’27 here.
