RELIEF IN KILWORTH AS PRISON PLANS GET THE BULLET
Residents of Kilworth have expressed delight and relief this week at news that a massive 450 place prison planned for just outside the village is now to be scrapped.
Speaking as news broke on Wednesday afternoon, Jim Nash, secretary of Kilworth Community Council, said that they were ..... .
“This is just fantastic news for Kilworth, the project has been shelved and, as far as the people here in Kilworth are concerned, long may it remain that way,” Jim Nash told The Avondhu.
A high profile campaign against the proposed Kilworth Prison has been ongoing for some time and residents ..... .
MAIN ATTRACTION
“The main attraction of Kilworth was the 162 acres of land that they were getting free of charge from the Department of Defence, but there was no.... .,” Jim Nash explained.
Residents had also argued that the project would not create one single local ...
Published:
Friday 2nd March 4:31pm