Today was a good day for the campaign, the motion to review the necessity for the central access scheme could not be heard at todays emergency meeting of Kilkenny County Council because 3 days' notice is required in advance of a vote, however, Kilkenny County Council will convene again on Saturday 26th July at 11am to hear the motion. The parties appear to be in disarray with many FF Councillors, including Andrew McGuinness, Joe Malone, Pat McKee and Pat Fitzpatrick all now calling for a review. Mary Hilda Kavanagh, FG Whip appears to now think that a review is required also. It seems that the councillors have been influenced a by a number of factors: 1. The texts and emails you have all been sending!!! (this were mentioned many times - so please keep them up, but remember to keep them CLEAN). 2. The PROTESTS that the concerned citizens of Kilkenny all been holding down at the construction site! - this is a PR nightmare for the Council so please keep turning up! 3. The fantastic and persuasive PRESENTATIONS by the CKKR (Complete Kilkenny Ring Road) group yesterday! 4. The implications of the northern section of the ring road being given permission by An Bord Pleannala (although clearly this should have been anticipated in advance). 4. Finally, the Council's proposal in recent days to retain the houses in Vicar St for a period of 5 years (until the northern section of the ring road is completed) and the diversion of the road directly into the Diageo site. This in particular has caused confusion with the councillors as they (and us) no longer know where the road is to start, where it will end, and what its purpose is exactly. So well done to all, but the FIGHT IS FAR FROM OVER. The terms of reference for the review on Saturday MUST INCLUDE THAT THE WORK ON SITE BE STOPPED IF THE MOTION IS PASSED, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE REVIEW IS COMPLETE!!! Otherwise what's the point in the review? The depth of review & conclusion drawn decides CAS fate - so no chickens can be counted just yet. The implications of the abandonment of the road would mean that the €2.5m spent on the road in the last 35 years would be 'gone' - however, much of this money has been spent on purchasing land which the Council would still own. In any event, those in the opposition campaign feel that there's no point in throwing good money after bad - spending an additional €10.7 (at least) to finish a road that nobody wants just because it's been started, is madness. To all our supporters, keep up the good work folks and keep the pressure on the Kilkenny councillors - THE PASSING OF THE MOTION TO HOLD A REVIEW OF THE CAS SHOULD MEAN THAT ALL WORK STOPS ON SITE UNTIL THE REVIEW IS COMPLETE. Then we'll take it one step at a time. Just some of the extensive media coverage of the past two days: John McGuinness on Radio 1 Morning Ireland Show - when asked about CAS, he says A REVIEW IS NEEDED, listen from 6.50 .. http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=9%3A20620449%3A48%3A22-07-2014%3A Matt Cooper, Last Word, interview with John Hurley, Chief Exec, KK Chamber, Geni Murphy & Cllr Malcoln Noonan, listen from 7.00. http://www.todayfm.com/player/listen_back/7/13203/21st_July_2014_-_The_Last_Word_with_Matt_Cooper_Part_1 George Hook, interview with Willie Duggan, listen from 20.12. http://www.newstalk.ie/player/listen_back/9/11471/21st_July_2014_-_The_Right_Hook_Part_1