Several fines issued after 'obstruction to the flow of traffic' at Clare beauty spot

A crackdown on illegal parking took place in Clare over this past weekend after gardaí received numerous complaints of illegal parking and obstruction at a popular beauty spot in the county. 

Gardaí in Killaloe issued several Fixed Charge Penalty Notices at Twomilegate in the Clare town on Sunday, May 18, where vehicles were parked at both sides of the road and caused an obstruction to the flow of traffic. 

This poses a risk to health and safety as parking responsibly ensures the safe movement of road users, including emergency vehicles which may need to get by. 

Many Clare natives welcomed these fines, noting how difficult it can be to pass through this area. 

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Taking to social media, one user said, "So dangerous, could barely get past and when I did there were children everywhere."

Another commented, "Was very hard to pass through yesterday with cars parked everywhere and even up on the footpath so people were having to walk out onto the road to go around the cars parked."

A third stated, "It was very dangerous, not enough room for two cars to pass each other, cars abandoned everywhere."

While a fourth said, "Extremely dangerous today."