A Shannon mother whose son was killed after being struck by a van two years ago is lending her voice to a campaign for speed limit reductions in the town.
Shannon residents have taken to social media to highlight the scourge of speeding in residential estates and call for the 30 kilometres per hour speed limit to be lowered.
In a social media post, Berni Linnane, who lives in Tola Park, has claimed there’s a “serious issue” with drivers speeding between her estate and neighbouring Derinish.
While she claims many of these motorists insist they’re going under the speed 30 kilometres per hour speed limit, she’s arguing this is too high for a residential area.
As part of the national speed limit review initiated in late 2025, Clare County Council is assessing the speed limits of built-up areas like housing estates as well as town centres, with the aim of bringing many of these down from 50 to 30 kilometres per hour.
Berni says she’s surprised there hasn’t been a serious accident in her estate, given the prevalence of speeding.
In February 2024, 10-year-old Dylan Coady-Coleman lost his life after being struck by a vehicle at Purcell Park in Shannon.
His mother, Laura Coady, has attempted to have the speed limit in the area dropped from 30 kilometres per hour but claims she’s been told this can’t be done.
She says small children are extremely vulnerable on routes like these.
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