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A heavy goods vehicle driver in Clare has to replace his mirrors at least twice a year due to obstructions from overgrown vegetation. Kilmurry Fianna Fáil Councillor and Owner of O'Callaghan Fuels, Alan O'Callaghan has called for roadside hedges to be exempt from the wildlife act in order to combat a serious road safety hazard. Clare County Council will now write to the Department of the Environment to see what can be done. Clare FM's Daragh Dolan was speaking with Councillor O'Callaghan. Meanwhile, councillors, farmers and hauliers across the county have voiced their discontent over the restrictions of the wildlife act and the window for hedge cutting on road safety. For more on this, Alan Morrissey was joined by Pat Burke, Whitegate Fine Gael Councillor and Joe Killeen, Corofin Fianna Fail Councillor.