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A father of six who double parked his van on a corner while his wife popped into the supermarket was convicted and fined at last week’s sitting of Swinford District Court.

The one-way traffic system in place this week in the city may not be working as well as had been expected, according to the Mayor of Kilkenny Malcolm Noonan who is still hopeful that the system will work once people get used to the route.

The only subject on the tip of people’s tongues this week is our new one-way system.

Tragically 39 people have died on Irish roads so far this year. For the upcoming Easter weekend Garda resources will be deployed with the aim of increasing compliance among road users and improving road safety.

Thousands of motorists on a major Mayo roadway were duped by an April fool’s trick with a difference — a life-size cardboard cut-out of a garda with a speed gun faced at the traffic.

Gardaí are appealing to motorists to exercise caution on the roads during the Bank Holiday weekend as the Garda prepares to embark on a road safety drive over the holiday.

A Ballina man who drove while disqualified was further disqualified from driving for six years as he appeared before Ballina District Court on Tuesday.

A 41-year-old man who co-ordinates courses for the elderly was this week disqualified from driving after he was convicted at Ballina District Court for dangerous driving.

Traffic calming measures for Glasson are to be completed this year after funding of €300,000 was made available by the National Roads Authority for the scheme.

A Lithuanian national who Judge Mary Devins said “has a blatant disregard for the law and people using the roads” was jailed and disqualified from driving for a total of six years for drink driving, careless driving, and for having no insurance.