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Ah now, surely there is a road to it that he could have parked and walked the rest of the way. Driving onto a pier just shouldnt be done.

People would park along the sea wall and then turn by the pier as it would be too narrow to turn where you would park.

He probably did that thousands of times and just lost his bearings and went too close to the slipway and lost traction.

Nevermind cleaning of piers, as you said, just, don't drive onto one. Look at the pictures yourself, there's not even room to park on it. I wonder did he park on the road, and then used the pier to turn.

Yeah the poor man made a mistake and lost his life by the sounds of it. It may not even have been the piers fault - could have just put the foot on the accelerator accidently. But I do feel people are crazy driving onto piers - there have been numerous similar accidents around the country. Why anyone would go near one with a car is beyond me. A lesson aswell is not to use a pier as a social meet up place.

Anyway may this poor man rest in peace and condolences to his family.

They keep referring to the pier, there's not much of a pier there it is a slipway. So taking a car without a boat attached to it, near a slipway is a very bad idea.

I was out on the 18th of February, it was a cold night, at 8pm it was pitch dark. A strange place for a social meeting. I know the daughter said in that area they dont have a pub or a cafe, but surely the men could meet in one of their houses.

No-one is blaming the banning of the shibins.

We were on Slovinian Liveline

Fairly remarkable story however

"A slippery surface on a slipway".

It's called a slip-way. The clue is kind of in the name.

If the council cleared all the algae off a slipway, half of it would be back in a week or two. It's really not practical for every slipway to get cleaned every two weeks. Especially when theres about a 100 in Galway alone.

A water safety awareness campaign. How about don't drive on a slipway at hightide in February?

a 'very well done' from a caller

Win a trip to Funneh Friday in Prague!

It's just a junket for the 20 or so Liveline team, right? Your licence fee at work

Load of rubbish up ahead, one would suggest

I’ll be giving it a miss Dub.

Lot of shade coming my way on this site, unfortunately.

Hmm.....certainly the majority of loud non-headphone users on de busses have a certain characteristic

Surely dat's not getting covered

YAY! Its been said, it's out there, we have broken ranks! Paidi should NOT be in the final of Strictly Come Dancing!!

Oh my God !!!!

Who fookin cares ???