Patrolling Mayo gardaí in high-vis initiative

GARDAI in Mayo are to carry supplies of high-vis clothing in their patrol cars over Christmas and the remainder of the winter.

It's all part of an arrangement between local officers and Noel Gibbons, road safety officer with Mayo County Council.

He revealed that the high-vis initiative will involve officers on patrol handing out highly luminous vests to any walkers they deem to be inadequately clothed visibility wise in the coming months.

Whatever winter brings in the form of ice and snow, Mayo County Council is well prepared to deal with the challenges presented.