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BY CLLR NIALL MURPHY, Green Party

Good progress is being made on The N5 Westport to Turlough Road Project, members of Castlebar MD were informed this week and the completion date for the works is projected for some time in the second quarter of the year.

A sense of community was most evident in Bliary/Moydrum in recent times as the local residents association united to formally open a new footpath the construction of which will increase pedestrian safety, encourage fitness and allow neighbours to meet and converse in an outdoor setting.

The Road Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána are appealing to women to ensure they are wearing their seat belts correctly when driving or as a passenger in a vehicle.

Motorists are being urged to put their mobile phones away when driving as new research from the Road Safety Authority shows that one in 10 motorists admit to regularly texting while behind the wheel.

The week's sixth annual UN Global Road Safety Week, which runs until Sunday, is calling for drivers to slow down.

All road users are being urged to take extra care on the roads this month to avoid a repeat of last year's fatalities which totalled 19 people.

As we prepare to gain an extra hour’s sleep this weekend, with the clocks going back at 2am on Sunday, October 25, the days are getting shorter as darkness falls earlier.

Addressing the monthly meeting of the Athlone-Moate Municipal District on Monday afternoon, local Fianna Fáil Councillor, Vincent McCormack, called upon the local authority executive to carry out an assessment of the footpaths in Rosemount with a view to carrying out necessary enhancement works at the earliest opportunity.

Local authorities and An Garda Siochana are appealing for people observing Lent to give up one more thing - bad driving, stating