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Big increase in Galway drivers caught using mobile phones

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Big increase in Galway drivers caught using mobile phones

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.

That's according to Garda figures released to MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú.

Nationally, figures range from 7 percent in Limerick to a whopping 237 percent in Dublin East.

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MEP Ní Mhurchú says people who use phones while driving are creating dangers on our roads.

Big increase in Galway drivers caught using mobile phones

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