Enniscorthy Market Square: Repairs - at last!

The broken paving in the centre of the Market Square has been patched up at last - I highlighted the problem in my post on St.Patrick's Day and it had been going on well before that. Why has it taken so long to get such relatively straightforward repairs carried out? Incidentally, many other paving slabs in the same area are also coming loose from the plinth.
Less than 15 feet from the door of the Council offices a shrub stands surrounded by weeds and dog poo. All the other planting in the Market Square is in the same unkempt state - right outside the windows of the Council offices. The 1798 memorial has recently had grafitti added in marker and the public seating urgently needs repainting. Enniscorthy 1500 'how are you'?

Is there a need for a sub-garda station in Templeshannon?

I quite frequently have to make the journey from the rarified atmosphere of west Enniscorthy as far as the railway station, and it is an increasingly depressing walk between closed down businesses, smashed windows and general filth. God only knows what unfortunate visitors staying at Treacy's Hotel must make of it? This morning on my way to the station I noted that three closed down business premises have smashed windows - Slaney Bookmakers; De Old Bridge Restaurant and the 'unidentifiable' clothes shop opposite the turn for the station. It really presents an appalling appearance for visitors to the town - not to mention locals - and suggests to me that it is a no-go area after dark. A much heavier garda presence is called for as there have been incidents, too numerous to mention, in the vicinity of Benedict's Night Club and at the nearby taxi offices. In my opinion, for what is worth, a special garda sub office needs to be established in the area - manned at night - and there's surely enough vacant property to find something suitable. The whole area is dying on its feet and until something radical is done to make it a safe area at night things are not going to change. My photographs don't show the actual broken windows that clearly but take my word for it - broken they are. The general filth needs to be seen to be appreciated!
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