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A vehicle on the Dublin Road in Galway was clocked speeding almost double the 50kmph limit by gardaí over the bank holiday weekend.

BY DECLAN VARLEY

With four named storms lashing County Galway over the past two years, the county council is tooling up for more. Two new gritter trucks cost Galway County Council €500,000 last year, bringing its specialist fleet to three dedicated vehicles.

The LifeSaver Project has been hailed a major success following a two-day event held at Galway Racecourse where almost 900 Transition Year students from schools across Galway City and County took part in a comprehensive road safety learning experience aimed at encouraging safer behaviour and decision-making on the roads.

In its latest round of vehicle safety tests, Euro NCAP has reaffirmed its belief that the use of physical buttons or controls for basic functions is safer.

As Storm Austen, the first named storm of the season, approaches Ireland, homeowners are being urged to take preventative steps to protect their properties from heavy rain, strong winds and potential flooding.

O’Hara told the Advertiser that his office has had numerous complaints over the last few years, but “quite a lot” over the last few weeks. In a statement recently, he says that passengers are being put in danger due to the overcrowding, which has now reached a “crisis point”.

Two Status Yellow weather warnings have been issued for Galway tomorrow (Wednesday), with both high winds and heavy rain forecast for the county throughout the day.

To coincide with Ireland’s Tyre Safety Day, Continental Tyres has partnered with content creator Michael Deady to encourage motorists, particularly younger drivers, to develop the simple habit of regularly checking their tyres.

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