Clonakilty Access Group calls for footpaths to be kept clear
A Clonakilty based disability-rights group has issued an appeal to hospitality outlets as they re-open their business.
The Clonakilty Access Group say while they welcome the reopening of society, they noted that the government has said Ireland would have "an outdoor summer" this year, and that hospitality outlets such as pubs and restaurants would be mainly providing services in outdoor areas on or near their premises.
However, the group has asked businesses who were now using public areas near their premises to be aware of the issue of access and safety on footpaths.
In particular they have requested that footpaths should be kept clear of obstacles so that wheelchair-users, the visually impaired and everyone in the community with any physical difficulties as well as child-carers with buggies, can pass in safety and comfort.
The group has appealed to Clonakilty Chamber of Commerce, local vintners and other business associations to convey this appeal to their members.
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