Gardai say Motorway near Athenry is clear following reports of major accident

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Gardai say the M6 Motorway is fully open near Athenry following reports of a serious accident in the past hour.

It had been reported that a crash had lead to the closure of two lanes eastbound between between Junction 18 Rathmorrissey and Junction 17 Athenry.

However, Gardai say despite a number of calls from the public, responding units did not find any incident and the road is fully clear this afternoon.