Clare Gardaí are appealing to people to slow down and to never drink under the influence of an intoxicant, ahead of the first bank holiday weekend of the year.
An Garda Síochána’s road safety campaign is now underway and will remain in place until 7 o’clock on Tuesday morning, with an increase in Garda prescence and speed traps to be expected on the county’s roads.
So far this year 14 people have lost their lives on Irish roads, a decrease of one from the figure at the end of January last year, with statistics indicating people aged between 17 and 20 are more likely to be involved in a serious accident.
Head of the Roads Policing Unit in the Clare-Tipperary Garda Division, Superintendent Eddie Golden has been telling Clare FM’s Darragh O’Grady that because of this, Gardaí are particularly appealing for young people to be careful this weekend.
Listen to the full interview here