SAFETY concerns have been raised owing to the lack of public use of a pedestrian crossing on Mountrath Road, Portlaoise, with most pedestrians opting to run across the busy road between the two bus stops rather than trek down to the official ...

Flooding issues have long plagued the road

“We have to make it easy for people to try and come out to exercise their democratic right," said one councillor.

The reason handrails weren’t put up previously was that by installing a handrail, it would further restrict the width of the footpath at the location.