School pupils put road safety first

Pupils from two Munster schools scooped the top awards in a national competition that encourages children to develop vital road safety skills.

Students in first class at Glór na Mara National School in Tramore, Co Waterford, won first prize in the Road Safety Authority’s Seatbelt Sheriff competition for their poster — Buckle ’Em Up Around The World Sheriffs.

The top prize in the RSA’s Hi Glo Silver competition was won by students from second class in Clooney National School, Carrahan, Tulla, Co Clare, for their poster — Hi Glo, Hi Glo, It’s Off to School We Go.