Barrier erected after 15 years of crashes

After almost 15 years of seeing cars crash into his front garden and home, an 82-year-old retired farmer has finally had a crash barrier erected in front of his house.

Located on one of the most dangerous stretches of the old N18 Ennis to Galway road in Co Clare, there have been more than 25 crashes outside Martin McGuane’s home at Bunnahow, Tubber, in the past decade alone.

On six occasions, vehicles demolished his front wall, landed in his garden, or actually smashed into his home.