Road Safety Week to take place this week in Mayo

Mayo County Council’s Road Safety Office will be marking Road Safety Week 2025 which takes place from today Monday, October 6 to Sunday, October 12. This is an annual event and is dedicated to promoting Road Safety Awareness and advocating for safer roads and responsible driving behaviour.

Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council, Cllr. Seán Carey said: “Road safety remains one of the major priorities for everyone in Mayo County Council. We need to do everything we can to educate and increase awareness about keeping everyone safe on our roads, that goes for everyone including pedestrian, motorists, cyclists and e-scooter users across the county."

Road Safety Officer for Mayo County Council, Frances Mitchell speaking about the importance of the week in getting the road safety message across to everyone in the county added: “Every year Road Safety Week gives the Road Safety Office the chance to reach as many people as possible with our message.

“There has been a welcomed reduction in the number of fatalities in County Mayo to date, however, it is important to note that these numbers are still too high and it is critical that we do not become complacent when it comes to road safety. Road Safety is not just a rulebook, it’s a responsibility we all share.”

Mayo Road Safety Office launched Road Safety Week 2025 with a special broadcast of the Tommy Marren Show on Mid-West Radio on Thursday, October 2, from 9am to 11am. On the show, several guests including Cathaoirleach Cllr Seán Carey, Chief Executive Mayo County Council, Kevin Kelly; Inspector David Tiernan, Mayo/Roscommon/Longford Roads Policing; Sarah Togher, Local Link Mayo; Hayley Coleman, Road traffic accident survivor; Lukasz Krzywon, An Taisce and Mayo Road Safety Officer, Frances Mitchell.

To mark Road Safety Week, Mayo Road Safety Office in collaboration with Mayo Older Persons Council and Mayo Local Community Safety Partnership are organising the ‘Active Living and Safe Driving: A Community Event’ in Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar, on Wednesday, October 8, from 9.30am to 1.30pm. This is a free event and, on the day, there will be a number of guest speakers such as the Road Safety Authority, Mayo Sports Partnership, Mayo Fire Service and An Garda Siochána. 

Registration for this event can be done through Eventbrite, or by email: activelivingandsafedriving@mayococo.ie or by Phone/Text to (087) 375 2837 or (087) 280 2580.

Free high visibility vests will be available to the public along with road safety information leaflets in the reception area of Aras an Chontae for the duration of Road Safety Week. Follow Mayo County Council Road Safety Facebook and Twitter for updates during the week.

Pictured above at the launch of Road Safety Week 2025 in Aras and Chontae were, from left: Hayley Coleman, Mags Connell (Administrative Officer, Communications Department Mayo County Council), Martina Hughes (Senior Executive Officer, Mayo County Council, Corporate Development and Communications), Kevin Kelly (Chief Executive, Mayo County Council), Cllr Sean Carey (Cathaoirleach, Mayo County Council), Catherine McConnell (Director of Services, Mayo County Council), Frances Mitchell (Road Safety Officer, Mayo County Council), Tommy Marren (Mid-West Radio) and Sarah Togher (Local Link Mayo).

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