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Road Safety Message # 2 | OceanFM

By John Lynch · Ocean FM · 8 September 2026

The tragic events that took place on the M9 in August of this year stunned the nation. Five teenage boys lost their lives in the incident, while four people, in...

Five teenage boys lost their lives in the incident, while four people, including a young boy travelling in a second car, sustained serious injuries.

Driving a car in the wrong direction on a motorway or dual carriageway is a dangerous practice that happens it seems, regularly.

Some involved even filmed their actions and shared the footage on social media.

Sligo County Councillor, Thomas Walsh says social media companies must do more to ensure that these videos are not allowed on their platforms.

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Reporting by John Lynch for Ocean FM, funded by the News Reporting Scheme. Republished by News Room under the scheme’s reuse permission.

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