Loughrea Gort Road R380 – the Coscorrig crossing

Loughrea, Co. Galway, Ireland. This is video 2 in a series focusing on hazards for pedestrians and cyclists on a 1 Km stretch of road leading into Loughrea. Travel with me on as we view the junction at a set of pedestrian lights that are incorrectly, and potentially fatally, sequenced. This needs urgent attention. In June 2025, a Galway County Council survey found that 74% of drivers were breaking the 50 km/h speed limit. The fastest recorded? 119 km/h— in a zone where children cross to reach two playgrounds and the walking park that is Corry’s Field. In addition to resequencing the lights, we are calling on Galway County Council to: 1. Install table-top ramps at all three pedestrian crossings on this stretch—physical measures that force drivers to slow down, not just signs they ignore. 2. Install a permanent speed camera to enforce the limit consistently and deter dangerous driving. 3. Reduce the speed limit from the car park to the West Bridge to 30Kph The council has the data. They know the danger. Now they need to act.