Councils told to review speed limits in housing estates

Speed limits in housing estates and residential areas across the country are to be reviewed following a campaign by the family of a six-year-old boy who died when he was hit by a car this summer.

Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe yesterday issued a circular to city and county councils calling for an examination of speed limits in residential areas and housing estates to improve road safety for cyclists and pedestrians, especially children.

The move comes following lobbying by Jake’sLegacy, a campaign group founded following the death of Jake Brennan who died last June when he was hit by a car outside his home in a cul-de-sac in Kilkenny.