Laws prevent buoy on bridge

Lifebuoys cannot be placed on a bridge which is one of the country’s worst blackspots for suicides and drownings as it would be against the law, Limerick City and County Council has said.

Due to the number of people drowning from Sarsfield Bridge, Shannon Bridge, and Thomond Bridge, special 24/7 voluntary groups now patrol the riverside walkways.

Lifebuoys are located on Shannon Bridge and Thomond Bridge, but they cannot be placed on Sarsfield Bridge.