Motorists who park on double yellow lines on the main road at Scoil Caithriona in Renmore, will face parking tickets and fines, unless they start using the nearby carpark.
The situation has resulted in the school becoming increasingly concerned for pupil safety. As a result the school has handed out letters to every pupil, to be given to their parents or guardians, advising that people who continue to park on the double yellow lines will be issued with parking tickets/fines.
The letter also advised parents that “children are put at risk each day by improper parking on the roadway and on the kerb stones by some parents”. It added that the illegal parking means children “cannot cross the road safely” and that other motorists “do not have a complete view of small children crossing the road” which increases the risk of a child being knocked down.
The letter ends by advising parents: “It is up to you the parent to help your children safely across the road” and that “ there is ample parking in the church car park and we encourage you to use it.”
The illegal parking situation was also the subject of a meeting between representatives of the school’s board of management, the local community garda, the community warden, and Independent councillor Terry O’Flaherty.
“It is very disappointing that these measures have to taken to curb the illegal parking,” said Cllr O’Flaherty, “but I welcome the assurances given by all who attended that this issue will continue to be monitored in the future.”
