Almost 170 drivers given penalty points for no insurance last year locally

168 drivers in the Shannonside region were given penalty points for having no insurance last year. The Department of Transport says they include 30 in Leitrim, 60 in Longford, and 78 in Roscommon.

You get five penalty points for the offence and a mandatory court appearance. But Tarmonbarry councillor Tom Crosby says tougher punishment is needed: