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Gardai are appealing for witnesses to a hit and run traffic collision which occured in Tesco car park, Headford Rd, on Sunday last at approx 3.20 pm.

Time was literally turned back two weeks ago as daylight saving came to an end along with the Irish summer. But, while many of us enjoyed the chance to sleep an hour longer, Irish Advanced Motorists / IAM Fleet warns there are potential dangers that come with the changing of clocks and increased darkness.

Almost 7 out of 10 vehicles inspected as part a free five point safety check at Advance Pitstop centres during Irish Road Safety Week in October 2008 were found to have been in need of some basic safety work.

Time was turned back last weekend as daylight saving came to an end along with the Irish summer. While many of us enjoyed the chance to sleep an hour longer, the Irish Advanced Motorists/IAM Fleet warns there are potential dangers that come with the changing of clocks and increased darkness.

A woman in her late forties was killed on Tuesday afternoon in a single vehicle road traffic collision in South Galway.

New drivers, particularly the under 20s, are most at risk in the early weeks and months after they pass their driving tests.

One young man lost his life and another was injured in a crash close to Knockdoe at the weekend.

The Volvo Car Corporation’s vision is to design cars that should not crash, and its aim is that by 2020 no one should be killed or injured in aVolvo.

New drivers, particularly the under 20s, are most at risk in the early weeks and months after they pass their driving test.

A 19-year-old BMW driver who holds a provisional driving licence was disqualified from driving for two years at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.