ACCORDING to figures from AA Ireland, Limerick was one of the counties with the highest number of reports of pothole damage.
16 per cent of respondents to a recent AA survey stated that damage had been caused to their car, motorbike or bike as a result of moving over a pothole in the past year.
More than 5,000 motorists and cyclists were surveyed and the majority said that tyre damage was the most likely outcome of a run-in with a poorly maintained road.
The majority of respondents who reported such damage were based in Dublin, followed by Cork, Kildare, Meath, Wicklow, Galway, and Limerick.