As part of my internship with OpenStreetMap I decided to do a report for all the research I have gathered since January. At the beginning of the internship I was learning about administrative boundaries between counties, how the are established and issues that may arise from them. As I am from Carlow, I became very interested in the boundary between Carlow and Laois. The town Graiguecullen is bisected by a between the two counties.

As you can see from the picture, this boundary bisects residential areas and buildings which can lead to problems for the locals of Graiguecullen. In 2016 there was a Laois/ Carlow boundary review held by local government and the result of the review was that the boundary should remain the same.

However, in my report I am disagreeing with this statement and wish to highlight how an extension of Co. Carlow out to the Northern Ring Road would be a much more suitable boundary for both counties. This new boundary would not divide a town and its communities and as a result resolve issues such a loss of sense of identity, electoral divisions and services provided by county boundary, i.e the HSE

Any comments or opinions on this boundary would be much appreciated. What do you think should the boundary be extended, or are these issues too minor and not worth resolving?