Ralph Square

Ralph Square is the small square opposite Captains Hill, which links the Main Street to the riverside. The area is too small to form a square of civic proportions but is potentially a very attractive space because of its narrow
entrance and the small scale of the surrounding development.

The current building uses (the An Post office, Des Kelly store) and the A.I.B. car park tend to attract vehicular traffic and do not create a vibrant pedestrian centre. Enterprises which stimulate pedestrian movement, recreation and the leisure activity of the river should be
promoted. There is also a vacant site behind the An Post Office which, if developed appropriately, would help to provide a sense of enclosure within the square.

P The design of Des Kelly Carpets façade and the excessive number of advertisements on the façade are not in keeping with the character of the village. The owner should be encouraged to remove excessive signs and to re-design the shopfront in a manner sympathetic with the streetscape.

P Encourage the owners of Healthy Ways and
adjoining retail unit to occupy or let the buildings.

P Encourage the owner of the dwelling adjacent to Miss Wongs restaurant to repair and occupy the building.