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 David Ford

Alliance backs Ursula Quinn's road safety walk

12.24.47pm BST (GMT +0100) Thu 27th Jul 2006

Portrait-yellow: MCCARTHY Kieran (photography: Allan Leonard)

Alliance Strangford Assembly Member, Kieran McCarthy

Alliance Party Chief Whip, Kieran McCarthy, has backed Ursula Quinn's campaign to promote road safety. Ms Quinn, whose daughter, Shauna, died in a road accident, will walk from Lurgan to Ballybrittas in County Laois, to raise road safety awareness.

The Strangford Assembly Member said: "I strongly support Ursula Quinn's campaign to raise cross-border awareness on road safety, and I wish to convey my support to her as she begins her walk.

"People need to wise up and slow down. I call on drivers to watch their speed and be more observant when travelling.

Cllr Kieran McCarthy MLA concluded: "There are too many accidents on our roads and this disturbing trend seems to be worsening in recent times. I want to see an end to death on our road and an end to the large numbers of casualties created through traffic accidents."

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