Sept 2nd brought an unannounced evening visit to the Johnstown Roundabout and traffic came to a crawl for a few hours. We no longer have any craters in both the road or inner kerb but whist Johnstown is still a housing 'construction site' we're optimistic how long before it will need a revisit.

Schools have returned and the traffic has returned.... but has it improved slightly?

Time will tell if the new drop and go arrangements at St Stephen's National School will help the traffic flow more smoothly.

Will we see the return of organised school walking busses/trains and more cyclists?

We recommend you visit our Local Schools Guide to ensure you've connected online with your children's school.

Friday October 4th is the Junior Cert Results date.

It may appear a little early to mention but last year's event made local headlines because of the wrong reasons. For 2 weeks Johnstown was disturbed with teens sending fireworks directly at people and cars over Halloween.

In the run up to next month's event we parents have time to better educate our teens or it could be someone you love urgently visiting A&E.

We'll have a listing of the organised local events in next months edition if you'd like to let us know where you recommend visiting.

Well done to Walterstown G4M who took part in a blitz in Erins Isle Gaa and winning the ‘Team of the Day’ for a second time, voted by all other participating teams on the day.