The 80-to-60 motion
On 14 October 2024, Tipperary County Council debated Motion 2861 about new default speed limits.
About this record
Independent family record about Tipperary County Council’s 14 October 2024 Motion 2861 on default speed limits. The motion was proposed by Niall Dennehy and seconded by Mairín McGrath; the October minutes record unanimous agreement, while December minutes record the agreed referral for legal advice. The rural-local-road default changed nationally from 80 to 60 km/h on 7 February 2025, and the Council’s March report records implementation in Tipperary. This film asks which dated assessments explain limits and signs on the Kilmoyler approach. It does not claim a site-specific limit, driving behaviour, fault, or collision causation. The real family road photograph was taken on 1 May 2025, after the crash. It is later local context, not meeting evidence; the bridge is not visible. Not Tipperary County Council’s official channel. Factual record. No finding of causation or responsibility is made here. Sources: https://www.tipperarycoco.ie/sites/default/files/2025-01/TCC%20Minutes%209th%20December%2C%202024.pdf and https://www.tipperarycoco.ie/sites/default/files/2025-02/TCC%20Minutes%2014th%20October%2C%202024.pdf and https://tipperarycoco.ie/sites/default/files/2025-03/Item%20No.%207.1%20Management%20Report%20March%202025.pdf and https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-transport/press-releases/speed-limits-on-rural-and-local-roads-change-from-80kmh-to-60kmh/ Watch page and transcript: https://bronaghenglish.com/videos/motion-what-was-proposed/
Silent, captioned explainer; not crash footage.
Transcript
80 to 60: the Council record
On 14 October 2024, Tipperary County Council debated Motion 2861 about new default speed limits.
Who proposed it?
Niall Dennehy proposed the motion. Mairín McGrath seconded it.
What it sought
It sought selective application, rather than the new default limits applying universally across the county.
The full meeting record
October minutes record unanimous agreement. December minutes clarify the agreed referral for legal advice.
What actually changed
The rural-local-road default fell from 80 to 60 km/h on 7 February 2025. The Council’s March report records implementation.
The question for the Council
Which dated assessments explain the limits and signs on the Kilmoyler approach?
Bronagh English — The Record
Factual record. No finding of causation or responsibility is made here.
Sources
- Tipperary County Council record
- Tipperary County Council record
- Tipperary County Council record
- Department of Transport source
1 May 2025 family road photograph; later context; bridge not visible.
Factual record. No finding of causation or responsibility is made here.
