{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/6a0ac7a4edbcf0896f059577?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"‘Exceptionally Dangerous’ Louth Junction Leaves Drivers Merging Blind onto 100kmh Traffic - 18/05/2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/1779091158619-a044bffe-15aa-43b8-88ab-226c31569497.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Councillors are calling for urgent safety works at a “dangerous” mid‑Louth junction, warning that drivers are being forced straight on to a main road with 100kph traffic.</p><p><br></p><p>The concerns were raised at the monthly meeting of Ardee Municipal District, where Councillor John Sheridan tabled a motion calling on Louth County Council to arrange a meeting with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to discuss safety at the junction of the N2 and the LP1201 at Edmonstown.</p><p><br></p><p>Councillor Sheridan said the junction has posed problems for years, “since before Covid\" when hopes were pinned on the construction of a new road which would have essentially connected mid- Louth to the border.</p><p><br></p><p>Councillor Sheridan joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}