Laois bridge to receive a €135,000 reconstruction this year
Bridge near Ballyfin House is one of nine listed for €563,000 of repairs
A stone bridge near the five star Ballyfin Demesne hotel in Laois is to undergo €135,000 of repair work in 2025.
Skerry Bridge, Ballyfin is among a list of nine bridges to get funding from the Department of Transport, totalling €563,500.
The money was requested by Laois County Council, and is part of their €30 million budget for 2025 road repairs.
"In recent years, there have been several bridges which have required urgent, emergency action arising from severe weather events and vehicle collisions," the council stated when it announced the money in March as part of its 2025 Roadworks Scheme.
The other bridges will receive smaller amounts of funding.
A bridge on the Regional road through Boleybeg, Spink is getting €126,000.
Kilnahown Bridge in Garryhinch, on the Offaly border will get €22,500. Beechmount Bridge in Rathdowney will get €45,000.
The New Bridge in Cloncough, Shanahoe is getting €72,000 in phase one of repairs. The Colt Bridge in Ballyroan, an old railway bridge, is getting €63,000.
Scaravagh Bridge, Inchacooley will get €22,500 of works, as will Baylough Bridge.