Thank You, and Where Things Stand
An update for everyone who has signed the petition, and a few ways you can help keep it moving
Thank you for signing the petition for better speed signage on the L2212 between Dunmore and Milltown. Here's a quick update on the work that's gone into this so far, where things stand, and how you can help.
The Ask
We are not seeking a lower speed limit or more Garda enforcement. We're asking Galway County Council to survey speed and traffic volume along the roughly 8–9 km stretch (which has a single 60 km/h sign and no repeater signage), then either add the driver-reminder measures the Department of Transport recommends — repeater signs, a driver-feedback display, "SLOW" markings — or explain in writing why they're not needed on our road
Whats Happened so far
The concern was first raised in person in June 2025 and put in writing that December, and it has been actively followed up on ever since — over fourteen months of sustained correspondence, not a one-off complaint.
• Direct engagement with all four local councillors — Ollie Turner, Donagh Killilea, Siobhán McHugh Ryan and Andrew Reddington.
• Correspondence with Minister of State Seán Canney, including an in-person meeting at his constituency office, and with Deputy Peter Roche's office.
• A Freedom of Information request to Galway County Council
• Documented evidence of speeding , including a collision at the junction, gathered and shared with every relevant party.
The point of setting this out isn't to complain about the process — it's to show that this has been pursued properly, patiently, and through every proper channel available to a resident of North County Galway, asking for a simple addtion of a few extra speed signs as a low cost, Road safety measure. It's exactly the kind of sustained, evidence-based case that a Notice of Motion from any elected member of the council could bring to a formal decision.
Where Things Stand
• Delivered: new fence and gate at the Carrowntomush/Garrafrauns junction, improving sightlines. Genuinely welcome, and thanks to everyone involved.
• Still outstanding: no survey, no signage measures, and no written explanation for their absence as per recommended national guidelines — despite the request now being well over a year old.
How You Can Help — Entirely Optional
Signing the petition is itself a real help, and there's no expectation of anything further — please don't feel any obligation. If you would like to do a bit more, though, the single biggest missing piece is a Notice of Motion — a formal step any councillor can take to bring the survey request to a Council vote. All the groundwork above has been done; what would help now is one more voice, yours, asking a representative to take that step. Entirely up to you — email or message your local representative if you're happy to, and feel free to adapt this:
“I signed the petition for better speed signage on the L2212 between Dunmore and Milltown. Please support a Notice of Motion for a speed-and-volume survey of this stretch, and ask the Council to follow the Department of Transport's recommended signage measures — or explain in writing why it won't.”
Representatives Roles & Contact
Cllr Ollie Turner
Tuam MD (FG)
ollieturnerFG@gmail.com
Cllr Donagh Killilea
Tuam MD (FF)
dkillilea@cllr.galwaycoco.ie
Cllr Siobhán McHugh Ryan
Tuam MD (FG)
smchughryan@cllr.galwaycoco.ie
Cllr Andrew Reddington
Tuam MD (FG)
Areddington@cllr.galwaycoco.ie
Deputy Seán Canney TD
Minister of State
sean.canney@oireachtas.ie
Deputy Peter Roche TD
via Olivia Rooney
Olivia.Rooney@oireachtas.ie
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