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Residents only plan to tackle Offaly canal parking problems Reporter: ');  '); A PLAN to allow parking for residents only on a popular walking area beside the Grand Canal in Tullamore has been mooted by a local councillor. Cllr Tony McCormack said residents of the Convent View and Callary St areas along the Grand Canal Greenway in Tullamore were unable to park their own cars outside their homes because of walkers parking their vehicles there. He said the way to ensure parking in that area was for residents only was through a permit system. “In that way there would be permanent parking onl...

Elderly woman injured in collision with cyclist on footpath in Tullamore Reporter: ');  '); AN elderly woman was badly injured in Tullamore recently when she was in collision with a cyclist who was cycling on the footpath, last week's Tullamore Municipal District meeting was told. Cllr Sean O'Brien said he had a ''run in'' with bicycles himself. ' 'It has become commonplace that people are using the footpaths to cycle since they were renovated and are wider,” he said. “What power do we have as a local authority, what power do the Gardai have?'' he asked. He also asked if bye-laws could ...