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Details of Grit Locations agreed between Kilkenny County Council & IFA

Details of grit locations agreed between Kilkenny County Council and the IFA.
Kilkenny County Council is in the process of stocking these grit locations at present

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KCC-IFA Agreed Grit Locations for County Kilkenny.xls (size 29.7 KB) as Microsoft Excel File

Please Note:

Grit should only be applied after a snow event and/or severe frost.
The grit will provide traction, it will not melt snow and/or ice.

County Kilkenny Severe Weather Coordination Group

key points emanating from a meeting of the County Kilkenny Severe Weather Coordination Group which convened Friday 17th December at 9.00a.m.

• Roads in the county are generally satisfactory this morning but extreme care is required as lying snow and sub zero temperature will persist throughout the day. Noted that the M9 motorway near Knocktopher junction was closed for 2 hours due to a weather related single vehicle road crash. Motorway has reopened.
• The advice from the South East Traffic Corps is that motorists should take to the roads only if necessary and if they are driving to do so with extreme caution.
• The weather forecast for the days and week ahead indicate snowfall for Friday night and Saturday morning and sustained freezing temperatures ahead.
• Group noted with concern the volume of salt stocks in hand in Kilkenny and the possibility of no further deliveries until the middle of next week. At the moment there are 275 tons in storage but this will need to be used and managed conservatively over the next 5 to 6 days. In this regard Kilkenny County Council will monitor its current winter service plan on a day by day basis and depending on the severity of the weather and daily demand for salt on roads changes may have to be made to the Council's daily gritting routine.
• Plans for grit distribution to rural areas have been agreed with local IFA/IICMSA representatives. From today grit will be delivered to roughly 70 locations throughout the county and the details of these locations will shortly be posted on our website and notified to IFA/ICMSA .
• Water supplies and reservoir storage levels in Kilkenny are operating without difficulty but mindful of the predicted plunge in temperatures householders are again reminded to use water conservatively and to make sure that some form of low heating is provided to attic storage tanks.

Area	Grit Locations
Callan Engineering Area
Windgap/Kilamery Environs:	Killamery (N76) – Foleys entrance at Springmount.
	Butlerwood (Turn off for Cotterstown) LP1031
	The Glen Cross, Windgap (R698)
Kimoganny Environs:	Kyle Creamery. (R701)
	Adjacent Bottle Banks, Kilmoganny Depot, KCC. (R697)
	Cussan Cross (R697)
	Tullahought, near Aidan O’Brien premises. (LS5097)
	Slatequarries (LS5099)
Callan Environs:	Kilbride Graveyard (LS5061)
	Tube Rollers/Wastewater Treatment Plant Callan (R699)
Newmarket/Hugginstown Environs:	Graveyard between Villages (LP4212)
	Bollyglass (LS5101)
Kells/Stoneyford Environs:	Ennisnag (R713)
	Kells Village, near Joe Sheridan Dwelling (R697)
Knocktopher Environs:	Barrettstown, adjacent to KCC Quarry. (LS8247)
Bennettsbridge/Danesfort/Burnchurch:	Old Creamery opposite Mott to Flame premises (R700)
	Burnchurch Castle (LP1016)
Tullaroan Environs:	Tullaroan Creamery (LP1007)
	Gortnagap , adjacent P. Cummins House. (LS5021)
	Ballybeagh, adjacent Marshalls. (LP1005)
	Corstown, adjacent Ger Murphy House.
Kilmanagh Environs:	Kilmanagh Village, adjacent BP Agri/Harris (LP1009)
	Killaloe Churchyard (R695)
	Ballyfrunk Creamery (LP1010)
Castlecomer Engineering Area
Ballyouskill	Ballyouskill Community Hall
	Ballymartin Cross
Ballyragget	Parksgrove, Lisdowney
	Seven Cross Roads
	Ballyragget Cemtery, Moate Road
Castlecomer	Skehana, Council Depot
	Entrance to Forestry, N.78 after brick factory
Conahy	Kilmacar Cross
	Conahy Church Car Park
	Junction to Tom Murphy’s lane
Coon/Muckalee	Muckalee Creamery
	Entrance to forestry, Uskerty
	Entrance to forestry, Lander’s Cross
Threecastles	Tulla Church
	Ballydaniel at Jim Cleere’s
Freshford/Gathabawn	Back of Mackey’s Pub, Gathabawn Village
	Balleen Cross
	Freshford Cemetery
Galmoy	The Square, Galmoy Village
	Lay-bye in Rathreagh along R.435
Graine	Graine Church Car Park
	Kildrinagh Cross
Johnstown	Beggar’s Cross
	Crosspatrick Village, near Church
Thomastown Engineering Area
Ballyhale	Coolmeen
Bennettsbridge	Barronsland
Castlewarren	Castlewarren Church Car Park
	Blanchvillespark (Paddys Pub)
	Kellymount
	Johnswell Village above church
Thomastown	Station Road, Thomastown
	Grennan Castle viewing point at Dangan
	Ballyduff Cross
Clara	Higginstown Cross
	Clarabricken
The Rower	Kiltown Cross
	Ballyogan viewing point
	The Stripe (New Ross side of junction)
Goresbridge/Paulstown	Goresbridge Graveyard
	Paulstown Graveyard
Gowran	Kilkenny Road Gowran
Graignamanagh	Mays Cross
	Skeoughvosteen
	Coolroe
	Glencoum
Inistioge	Thomastown Road Inistioge
	Laurel Hill
	Arch of Killeen
	Woodstock Entrance
Newrath Engineering Area
Mullinavat	Outside Mullinavat GAA hurling pitch.
	Bigwood @ RC Church car - park.
Glenmore	Mack's Cross, Ballyfasy.
	Sheehan's Garage, Ballyrahan
Kilmacow	Rear of  Nite Cap pub, Kilmacow
Mooncoin	Killinaspic car park, below RC Church.
	Outside KCC Depot near Royal Oak pub, Mooncoin.
Piltown	Michael Phelan's Farm, Bog Road, Piltown
	Ballynacronny Hill, Owning
	Below Templeorum village school  &
	Entrance to Corbally Wood.
Slieverue	Ringville School.
Tullagher	Old School, Tullagher.