I came across 2 potholes which wrecked a tyre and 2 off my alloy wheels. Repair bill came to €386-00. I reported it to the council and in fairness they were out within 2 weeks to paint a white ring around both which looked very unusual and they had it filled in within another 2 weeks. However they passed by another larger hole and left it alone. How can someone do that? I understand that no sweat was broken during the repairs of the offending holes.

The county council , came to the road outside my home to carry out road repairs recently.:: ( I was off work with a sick child , at my own expense as I’m self employed ).. at 8.30am a Jcb pulled up at the side of the road.. At 9.30am a council truck pulled up with 4 workers inside . At 10.30 am not one person had left their vehicles, eventually at 11am , the workers emerged and assed the damaged road . Of the 5 men there the Jcb driver started to level the damaged road and one of the workers stood up with a shovel , looking on occasionally, waving on a passing car.
The 3 remaining workers got back into the truck and left . The truck returned at 12.30 with gravel to fill the pot holes, ( no tar just gravel) .. All work stopped and the one worker who had been guiding traffic returned to the truck . Work commenced at 2 pm after what I assume was lunch . with all the workers Carefully watching the progress of the digger driver , and occasionally tapping the gravel with the back of their shovel work finished at 3.30pm and all departed…

Is there any background story to there being a boat on the N11?

Road safety sign between Loughrea and Gort (Co.Galway) is for road deaths in Cork! …….and it’s upside down. Not related to article but just thought of it.

A van full of builders…..

THAT’S where my portaloo went.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused!

The strangest thing I came across on the roads in 2012, was one day there was no one hogging the overtaking lane on the Naas dual carriageway.

Haaa haaaa, caught ya there !!!!
I know it’s a ridiculous notion.