Clarinbridge could be set to get its first e-vehicle charge point

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Athenry/Oranmore area councillors have voted to support a motion for the installation of a charge point for electric vehicles in Clarinbridge.

Councillor Martina Kinane proposed the motion at a meeting of the municipal district - and it was seconded it by Councillor Gabe Cronnolly.

The closest ecars charge point for the area is located at the Oranmore train station.

An application for a charge point must be submitted to ESB ecars by the local authority. Councillor Martina Kinane says the facility would encourage more people to visit the area. For more on this story tune in to Galway Bay fm news on the hour...