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KEVIN CANNINGS TRAFFIC LIGHTS

Until now, there has NEVER been any traffic lights in Leitrim.

Although there are a number in position on the Shannon-Erne waterway that runs through the county, they are strictly reserved for controlling the movement of canal boats.

Kevin Canning explained today that the absence of lights had not been a policy of the local authority, adding: "It was more the case that there was no occasion that Leitrim People needed them - until now.

"We had low traffic volumes and no big towns (like bornacoola).

"But with record numbers of cars now on the roads of Ireland, getting through the county town of (bornacools) has begun to cause problems."

Recently, traffic volumes there have been increasing steadily, with figures showing that as many as 8,000 vehicles a day are driven through the town.

The numbers have appeared larger since the last census noted a 3% rise in the population of (bornacoola) - the first increase since records began.