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23 Oct 2025

Mayo County Council calls for awareness on Make Way Day

The annual campaign raises awareness about the challenges faced by people with disabilities in public spaces

Mayo County Council calls for awareness on Make Way Day

Garda Pat Lacken, Róisin Lenehan, Sean Murphy, Frances Mitchell, Greg Barry, Celine King, and Audrey McNicholas

Mayo County Council has called on people to be more aware as tomorrow Friday, September 27, marks Make Way Day 2024. 

The annual national campaign raises awareness about the challenges faced by people with disabilities due to blocked walkways and public spaces. 

Mayo County Council’s Road Safety Office are calling on all road users to increase their awareness of these challenges and to work together to make the streets of the county more inclusive, safe and accessible for all. 

Road Safety Officer with Mayo County Council, Frances Mitchell, said the council is committed to making public streets ‘as accessible and user-friendly for all members of our community’.

“Make Way Day serves as a crucial reminder that what you may see as minor obstruction on a footpath can be a serious barrier or difficulty for other people, such as those in wheelchairs, using walkers or the visually impaired members of our community,” he said.

Mr Mitchell said while the day offers us a timely reminder each year, it is crucial to ‘be aware and make changes in our practices on a daily basis so that everyone can use our footpaths with ease day in day out’.

Some of the most common issues that affect people with disabilities include cars parked on footpaths, bicycles illegally parked, bins left out on footpaths. While most often these issues are unintentional oversights by individuals, Make Way Day aims to encourage everyone to think about their actions and how they can affect other people using the shared spaces in the county.  

Make Way Day is led by the Disability Federation of Ireland and is a collaboration across Ireland and the voluntary and local government sectors.

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