Connemara in ”desperate” need of more electric vehicle charging points

Connemara is in desperate need of more electric vehicle charging points. 

That's according to Councillor Eileen Mannion, who raised the issue at a meeting at County Hall this week. 

She said we're trying to encourage people to embrace clean, green power - but yet we're not putting the necessary infrastructure in place. 

Councillor Tom Welby also told the meeting that a community charging point at Oughterard Community Centre had to be removed - as they couldn't afford the cost. 

Councillor Mannion says there were a lot of visitors to Connemara during the summer who had issues charging their cars.