LABOUR T.D. CALLS FOR BLACK BRIDGE TO BE RE-OPENED
Issued : Wednesday 28 April, 2010
Limerick Labour T.D. Jan O’Sullivan has written to Waterways Ireland and contacted Limerick County Council in an effort to have the Black Bridge at Plassey re-opened. The footbridge over the Shannon links Limerick and Clare longside the Plassey fishermens huts
‘As a regular walker on the Plassey Bank I have had dozens of conversations with people from all parts of Limerick and South East Clare who love the area and they are determined to have the bridge re-opened.
The official response is that following the winter flooding and the lodging of logs against the bridge the posts holding up the bridge are deemed unsafe. To date we do not have any information on the cost or whether there is even a plan to repair the bridge.
I would be very interested to hear from people who wish to come together and campaign to have the bridge repaired and re-opened. It is easy to say that the new university bridges further up the canal can take the place of the Black Bridge, however there are hundreds of walkers, runners, and fishermen who always used this bridge and we are determined that a plan is put in place to repair the bridge as soon as is practically possible.
