Midlands Senator Calls For Repaired Road Signs After Storm Éowyn

Fine Gael's Gareth Scahill believes it's an urgent road safety issue.

A year after Storm Éowyn ravaged the country, damaged road signs are still sending motorists and tourists in the wrong direction, according to a Midlands Senator.

The storm, which hit in January 2025, left widespread destruction, leaving over 700 thousand homes and businesses without power.

Fine Gael's Gareth Scahill is calling for urgent repairs, as he believes it's a risk to road safety with faded markings and misdirected signs.

 The Department of Transport has allocated over €700 million for local road repairs this year, including fixing signage and potholes. 

The Roscommon Senator says the signs need to do the job they were put there to do: 


 

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