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Faulty public lighting across Louth is posing a “real safety concern”, with too many lights not working at any given time, a local councillor has said.


The issue was raised at the latest meeting of Drogheda Borough District, where Councillor James Byrne highlighted problems with public lighting at Wheaton Hall.


In response, senior engineer with Louth County Council Mark Johnston told the meeting that the issue at Wheaton Hall would be raised with the council’s lighting contractor to ensure repairs are carried out as quickly as possible.


Mr Johnston explained there are more than 15,000 public lights across the county and that, at any one time, around one per cent — or approximately 150 lights — may be faulty and awaiting repair.


We were joined on The Agenda this morning Councillor Byrne, who told us more about this.



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