Calls are being made by a Local Election Candidate for parking along the main street of the Offaly town.
Parking needs to be introduced on to the main street of an Offaly town, paticularly diabled parking.
That's the call from Local Election Candidate, Audrey Hennessy - Kennedy, who says car parking spaces in the squares in Birr are not suitabe for anyone using a wheelchair lift.
While there is suitable facilities for just cars with a disability parking card, but not for those with a van or a bus.
Fianna Fáil rep, Hennessy Kennedy says a lift requires a 3m clearance at the back of a vehicle:
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