Louth County Council asked to improve maintenance at Navvy Bank

By Olivia Ryan, The Drogheda Independent

One of Dundalk’s most popular walkways in “serious need of maintenance” according to a local councillor.

Cllr. Robert Nash highlighted the Navvy Bank, a scenic walkway along Dundalk Bay, which is a favourite of walkers, runners, sight-seeing visitors and dog walkers.

Speaking at the monthly meeting of Louth County Council, he said; "I am always championing the Navvy Bank as a great amenity in town, but I was down there last week, and the maintenance of it is really poor.”

He added: “There is a facility there for parking but it needs to be better developed. We need to put in a proper car park there. No Mow May hasn’t helped either, because it is overgrown the whole time.”

He called on the council to look at the maintenance of the amenity over the coming months.

Olivia McCormack, Senior Executive at Louth County Council told the meeting that there were plans a number of years ago, and an application for funding was made, but was not successful.

She said the council were looking again at those plans, but added that since then the CFRAM (Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management programme) had come into play, so different options would have to be considered.