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Irish Independent
4 days ago
- General
- Irish Independent
Cork town's roadworks ‘causing concern' among locals worried about introduction of one-way system
The confusion relates to the Chapel Hill road, running between Main Street and The Orchard The route connects to the New Road, which is currently closed until Friday, July 25 to allow Cork County Council to install traffic calming and pedestrian improvement measures on the route. Locals are concerned that the Chapel Hill road will become a one-way route after the works finish, and cause traffic chaos in the town. However, a one-way system will not be put in place on the road. Following the works, traffic will flow westward only on the New Road, from Chapel Hill. Fianna Fáil councillor for Macroom, Gobnait Moynihan, told The Corkman that confusion over the system that will be on the road is 'causing concern'. 'It has been brought to my attention that people are concerned that once works are finished that there will be restrictive movements on Chapel Hill. There won't be,' she said. 'It will be a two-way system like it always is – it is just the New Road that will be a one-way system. 'You will be able to go up and down Chapel Hill once the works are finished.' The councillor said there will be ramps along Chapel Hill to keep the speed of cars lower and make the road safer for pedestrians. 'Cars will still be able to go up to The Orchard or go down to the school or the church by using the road the same way as before,' Cllr Moynihan explained. Traffic Management is in operation as works continue on the New Road, which may result in the introduction of temporary lane restrictions and traffic control during off peak times. The works are funded by the National Transport Authority under Safe Route to School (SRTS), which is designed to encourage as many primary and post-primary students to walk, cycle and wheel to school.
Irish Independent
5 days ago
- General
- Irish Independent
Wexford principal‘s desperate plea for school to be added to safe routes scheme – ‘I can't stand by and look at the potential threats to life'
And while there haven't been any fatalities outside of the school to date, its principal John Ryan lives in constant fear that one day an unwanted local statistic will change. 'There's been multiple deaths within a two-mile radius of the school over the last 10-15 years,' he says. 'The number of deaths speak for themselves, they're not directly related to the school itself but it just shows you the dangers the N30 poses.' Although Clonroche NS has a relativity small number of students (101), there are continual issues in how those children are dropped off and collected outside the school every day. Those children come from 71 different families, and those families, those parents and guardians, have just 19 car parking spaces to inch in and out of every morning and afternoon. And they must do so with HGVs hurtling past them, with heavy traffic and excited children obscuring their views, with all the added stresses of ensuring the safety of both themselves and other motorists. In an effort to alleviate these problems, to make life for everyone at the school safer, Mr Ryan is calling for Clonroche NS to be added to the Safe Routes to School Scheme (SRSS) as a matter of urgency. The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Scheme is a nationwide programme designed to make it safer for children to walk and cycle to school. It focuses on improving infrastructure like walking paths and cycle lanes, enhancing safety at school entrances, and increasing bike-parking facilities. However, because of its location, Clonroche NS is not ideally suited to the scheme. 'We're very unique in that we're one of the only schools in Ireland on a national road,' said Mr Ryan. 'We are on the list for the safe routes to school, but there's no guarantee as to when it will come. While we would welcome the SRSS team coming here to do what they can, we don't really know and they don't really know what it's going to look like or when it's going to be. "We were told it was going to be soon and it was done on a basis of need, but if you spend ten minutes outside the gate here you'd see it's very needed.' Niamh Murphy is mother of three children who currently attend the school. She is also a member of the parents' association and was involved in a recent survey which underlined just how dangerous it is for those exiting and entering the school on a daily basis. 'The green schools travel officer Lucy Murphy carried out a survey in 2023, it was conducted between the hours of 2-3 p.m.' she said. 'In that time there were 193 vehicles going past the school, and 89 per cent of them were exceeding the speed limit passing the school. 39 per cent of those were travelling over 65 kmh.' ADVERTISEMENT Given the situation, Niamh and the other parents have made a concerted effort to educate their children on road safety, to stress the utmost importance in exiting the school gates in an orderly fashion. But even then there are variables, outside factors which can't be accounted for. 'There's cars in the spaces, cars behind those cars, children getting in and out of cars, onto buses, all beside a national road,' she says. 'As much as you educate your children on road safety you can't account for other road users.' Part of the problem, according to Mr Ryan, is that many of those passing through the village aren't fully aware of the school's location, don't realise there are children nearby until it's too late. 'Coming from the New Ross side, while there are signs warning there's a school ahead, you're past the school before you realise it, because you're going at speed,' he says, 'From the village side you're going a bit slower but even at that there's extreme speeds. There's a huge volume of traffic. We don't have the liberty of putting out the speed cameras but it doesn't take a genius to see how fast they're going. 'Home times are split, but it's still hectic, we have 71 families altogether and 19 car parking spaces. Mayhem is the only way to describe it. We have a duty of care to the children, the parents, and the staff, I can't stand by and look at the potential threats to life, there's no other way of saying it.' The current layout of the school and its surrounds makes walking or cycling to class something which all those associated with the school are reluctant to recommend. 'There's isn't parking available in the village, so there's no alternative for many of those 71 families,' said Niamh. 'I've walked my son to the school and your heart is constantly in your mouth, the speed of the HGVs going past would almost pull you off the path.' A proposed bike shelter for the school was vetoed for the same reason, the board of management agreeing that no child should be encouraged to cycle alongside the N30 at the current time. Norma Doyle was the principal at Clonroche NS prior to Mr Ryan's appointment and she says this is an issue which predates her successor's arrival, an issue which those involved with the school have been raising for over 20 years. 'This has been going on since 2004 when the campaign started,' she says. 'Wexford County Council (WCC) has admitted this is an exceptional situation; I know it's bound by rules and regulations and bye-laws, but our argument is if it's an exceptional situation exceptions should be made.' However, in terms of the Safe Routes to School scheme, WCC must work alongside Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), the state body responsible for our national roads. 'The council's hands are tied to a certain extent,' accepts Mr Ryan, 'but we need to sit down with representatives from WCC and TII to discuss this in greater detail. The safe routes scheme is fantastic, but it might not work perfectly if it's the same plan applied here as a school on a smaller road.' Keen to stress that Clonroche NS has a lot going for it, that its parents responded positively to a recent survey carried out by the board of management, Mr Ryan says the last thing anyone wants is for the school to be characterised by this one issue. 'We have implemented a number of measures to increase safety outside the school including road safety lessons with the RSA, and a stay safe programme. Outside of that we are a member of the Green Schools, Active Schools, and Creative Schools programmes, we have an extensive music curriculum and perform concerts every Christmas, and our students participate in the Rackard League and the mini-sevens every year.' 'In addition, we are a Digital School of Excellence, a STAR School (Supporting Traveller and Roma) and take part in the Living Arts project annually,' Yet the traffic issues remain. Some of the responses to that survey highlight the concerns parents have. 'For the sake of the children and everybody's health, parents collecting their children should turn off their engines while waiting,' one writes. 'The speed of the vehicles coming into Clonroche is terrible, people are pulling out/in taking risks and then being blown off the road by angry drivers. It's just very hectic.' Councillor Bridín Murphy is the chair of the Clonroche NS board of management and she is urging TII to consider the school for the safe routes scheme for 2026. 'The traffic conditions on the N30 outside Clonroche National School are simply not safe. Each morning and afternoon, parents and children face high-speed traffic on a national primary route with inadequate safety infrastructure, and fast-moving HGVs. This stretch of the N30 is under the responsibility of Transport Infrastructure Ireland, and it's clear it must act now. "This stretch of road from Green's corner to Leeches Bend is dangerous. I'm calling on TII to urgently install traffic-calming features. The safety of our young school children must be TII's top priority.'
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sensus Healthcare, Inc. (SRTS) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors
Sensus Healthcare, Inc. (SRTS) closed at $4.64 in the latest trading session, marking a -2.11% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.11%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.91%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.82%. Shares of the company have appreciated by 0.42% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Medical sector's gain of 1.66%, and the S&P 500's gain of 5.17%. Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Sensus Healthcare, Inc. in its upcoming earnings disclosure. In that report, analysts expect Sensus Healthcare, Inc. to post earnings of $0.01 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 90%. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $8.8 million, indicating a 4.76% decline compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year. For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $0.11 per share and a revenue of $41.95 million, signifying shifts of -73.17% and +0.34%, respectively, from the last year. Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Sensus Healthcare, Inc. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability. Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To take advantage of this, we've established the Zacks Rank, an exclusive model that considers these estimated changes and delivers an operational rating system. Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained steady. Sensus Healthcare, Inc. currently has a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell). In terms of valuation, Sensus Healthcare, Inc. is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 43.09. This expresses a premium compared to the average Forward P/E of 27.15 of its industry. The Medical - Instruments industry is part of the Medical sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 181, finds itself in the bottom 27% echelons of all 250+ industries. The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1. Make sure to utilize to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Sensus Healthcare, Inc. (SRTS) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Irish Independent
25-06-2025
- General
- Irish Independent
Cork town's notoriously narrow and chaotic road to close for almost a month
The New Road, between Sleaveen Road and Chapel Road, contains the entrance to St Mary's Secondary School while St Joseph's Primary School is located nearby at Chapel Hill. This means the narrow road can be cramped with traffic and pedestrians going to and from school on mornings and evenings. The road will be closed for almost a month as Cork County Council installs traffic calming and pedestrian improvement measures on the route. Following the works, traffic will flow westward only from the Chapel Hill/Orchard end of the road The works, part of the Safe Route to School (SRTS) programme, will see the New Road closed from Monday, June 30 until Friday, July 25. Some of the key measures that will be installed on the road include enhanced signage, a new footpath connecting surrounding schools and residential areas, and raised speed tables on Chapel Hill. The project will also see existing zebra and pelican crossings either relocated or raised, road drainage improvements and upgrades to public lighting. Fianna Fáil councillor Gobnait Moynihan told The Corkman that the short-term pain of the works will help alleviate the 'chaos' seen on the New Road during the school year. 'It will be an inconvenience for people when the road is closed, when works are being carried out especially accessing parking during mass time,' Cllr Moynihan said. 'But please God once works are carried out, there will be a safe passage to school for many students in the town. ADVERTISEMENT Learn more 'It should also ease the traffic chaos up by St Joseph's on a daily basis at pick up and drop off times, that also affects local residents living up there.' Traffic Management will be in operation for the duration of the works on the New Road, which may necessitate the introduction of temporary lane restrictions and traffic control during off peak times. The works are funded by the National Transport Authority under SRTS, which is designed to encourage as many primary and post-primary students to walk, cycle and wheel to school.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Is It Worth Investing in Sensus Healthcare (SRTS) Based on Wall Street's Bullish Views?
Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter? Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Sensus Healthcare, Inc. (SRTS). Sensus Healthcare currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 1.00, on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell), calculated based on the actual recommendations (Buy, Hold, Sell, etc.) made by four brokerage firms. An ABR of 1.00 indicates Strong Buy. Of the four recommendations that derive the current ABR, four are Strong Buy, representing 100% of all recommendations. Check price target & stock forecast for Sensus Healthcare here>>>The ABR suggests buying Sensus Healthcare, but making an investment decision solely on the basis of this information might not be a good idea. According to several studies, brokerage recommendations have little to no success guiding investors to choose stocks with the most potential for price appreciation. Are you wondering why? The vested interest of brokerage firms in a stock they cover often results in a strong positive bias of their analysts in rating it. Our research shows that for every "Strong Sell" recommendation, brokerage firms assign five "Strong Buy" recommendations. This means that the interests of these institutions are not always aligned with those of retail investors, giving little insight into the direction of a stock's future price movement. It would therefore be best to use this information to validate your own analysis or a tool that has proven to be highly effective at predicting stock price movements. Zacks Rank, our proprietary stock rating tool with an impressive externally audited track record, categorizes stocks into five groups, ranging from Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) to Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), and is an effective indicator of a stock's price performance in the near future. Therefore, using the ABR to validate the Zacks Rank could be an efficient way of making a profitable investment decision. Although both Zacks Rank and ABR are displayed in a range of 1-5, they are different measures altogether. Broker recommendations are the sole basis for calculating the ABR, which is typically displayed in decimals (such as 1.28). The Zacks Rank, on the other hand, is a quantitative model designed to harness the power of earnings estimate revisions. It is displayed in whole numbers -- 1 to 5. It has been and continues to be the case that analysts employed by brokerage firms are overly optimistic with their recommendations. Because of their employers' vested interests, these analysts issue more favorable ratings than their research would support, misguiding investors far more often than helping them. In contrast, the Zacks Rank is driven by earnings estimate revisions. And near-term stock price movements are strongly correlated with trends in earnings estimate revisions, according to empirical research. Furthermore, the different grades of the Zacks Rank are applied proportionately across all stocks for which brokerage analysts provide earnings estimates for the current year. In other words, at all times, this tool maintains a balance among the five ranks it assigns. There is also a key difference between the ABR and Zacks Rank when it comes to freshness. When you look at the ABR, it may not be up-to-date. Nonetheless, since brokerage analysts constantly revise their earnings estimates to reflect changing business trends, and their actions get reflected in the Zacks Rank quickly enough, it is always timely in predicting future stock prices. In terms of earnings estimate revisions for Sensus Healthcare, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has declined 61.4% over the past month to $0.11. Analysts' growing pessimism over the company's earnings prospects, as indicated by strong agreement among them in revising EPS estimates lower, could be a legitimate reason for the stock to plunge in the near term. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) for Sensus Healthcare. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>> Therefore, it could be wise to take the Buy-equivalent ABR for Sensus Healthcare with a grain of salt. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Sensus Healthcare, Inc. (SRTS) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
