522 pothole complaints made to Donegal County Council in 2024
The number of complaints made by Donegal residents was the fifth lowest in the country
Donegal residents made 522 complaints to Donegal County Council about potholes in 2024.
The number of complaints made by Donegal residents was the fifth lowest in the country, that is despite Donegal having the third-largest road network in the country.
Figures obtained by Newstalk under the Freedom of Information Act showed that only residents from Longford, Carlow, Leitrim, and Kildare made fewer complaints about potholes than Donegal. Residents in Kildare only made 99 complaints about potholes to their local authorities, the lowest in the country.
At the other end of the scale, Cork had the most complaints in the country regarding potholes, with a staggering 14,110, more than 2,600% more than Donegal residents.
Making up the top five county pothole complainers were Dublin, Kerry, Limerick, and Meath.