Two disability advocates have welcomed confirmation that the major regeneration project for Portumna will include disability-friendly picnic benches at local amenities.
Both Peter Gohery from Eyrecourt and Martyn Moran from Loughrea worked alongside Independent Councillor Declan Kelly to ensure that the benches became a reality for the area as part of the project.
Peter Gohery said that it is critically important that they continue to work to ensure that the right infrastructure is in place right across East Galway and further afield for people with disabilities, and that they have found a great ally in that cause in local Cllr Declan Kelly.
“Declan has been a regular participant in the online meetings of Physical Impairment Ireland and is hugely committed to doing everything he can to ensure greater awareness of the issues affecting people with disabilities,” said Peter.
“Portumna is a great tourism town and district and people with disabilities should be able to avail of local amenities just the same as everyone else. These new disability-friendly picnic-benches will help in that objective.”
