Big increase in Galway drivers caught using mobile phones
This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM
There's been a big increase in the number of Galway drivers caught using their mobile phone.
From 2023 to 2024, the number of offences rose by 21 percent - with 260 drivers caught at the end of last year.
Nationally, figures range from 7 percent in Limerick to a whopping 237 percent in Dublin East.
MEP Ní Mhurchú says people who use phones while driving are creating dangers on our roads.