Clare MEP Michael McNamara (Ind) has hit out at new speed limits which will come into effect on many local roads across the county this Friday, February 7.
The East Clare politician says the speed limit reduction has not been properly considered and that the figures were “plucked out of the air”.
“While it’s clear that lowering the speed limit will make it safer, banning cars altogether would make it safer still, and it’s clear these figures were plucked out of the air without any evidential basis by a junior minister looking to be seen to be doing something,” he said.
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Owen Ryan has been a journalist with the Clare Champion since 2007, having previously worked with a number of other publications in Limerick, Cork and Galway. His first book will be published in December 2024.