Clare County Council is being called on to immediately put safety measures in place, to prevent further cars from slipping into Lough Derg at Mountshannon.
It follows an incident this week, during which a family of three escaped unharmed, when their car entered the water at Knockaphort.
The incident happened at the bank nearest to Holy Island, which is a popular stopping point for both locals and visitors to the area.
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In a separate incident last May, a six month old baby escaped uninjured after another car rolled into the lake.
Whitegate Fine Gael Councillor Pat Burke has been telling Clare FM’s James Mulhall that there’s an urgent need for works to be carried out:
