A bereaved mother has accused Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe of “buck-passing” by failing to impose a 20km/h speed limit in housing estates.

Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe yesterday predicted “many” rural roads are likely to see their maximum speed limit cut from 100km/h to 80km/h under new guidelines.

A new 20km/h speed limit is to be introduced in residential areas after a high-profile campaign by parents who have lost children due to tragic road accidents just yards from their homes.

A bereaved mother is pressing ahead with plans to lead a four-day Dáil protest next week over speed limits in housing estates because she believes €2m made available to local authorities to implement 30km/h limits is not enough to keep children safe.

Huge personal loss and tragedy befell Irish women Elber Twomey, Roseann Brennan, and Una Butler — and each has turned unimaginable horror and heartache into heroic virtue as they launch individual campaigns for safer roads and suicide prevention.

Two days ago, Roseann Brennan felt assailed by grief. It’s just six weeks since the death of her six- year-old son, Jake.

The heartbroken mother of a six-year-old boy killed by a car has launched a nationwide campaign to have speed ramps and reduced speed limits introduced in housing estates.