Arrival of Gareth Sheridan and the withdrawal of Mairead McGuinness bookended the first week of real interest in the race for the Áras

Longlist of greenest places includes towns and villages from across Ireland, as well as suburbs

Report found that some frontline gardaí working in roads policing were openly “hostile” towards doing their jobs

The key pillar of the Government’s response to housing pressures has been to stimulate the private sector to build more

Move to reduce rate to 9% will limit room for income tax measures

Report outlines ‘unsustainable’ funding model at the Road Safety Authority and suggests it be overhauled with some some functions transfering to the Department of Transport

Figures also show increases in detections for intoxicated driving, mobile phone-use, unaccompanied learner drivers and uninsured motorists

Working group to focus on reducing number of learner drivers holding a third or subsequent permit

Department of Transport had asked for ‘any emergency measures’ to reverse sharp rise in road deaths

Some motorists have been on the road for almost 30 years despite never holding a full licence

Fifteen projects over 10 years paid out €270m above tender but came in ‘under budget’

‘Lowest bid wins’ approach to tenders needs to change, say both sides of process

All had accumulated 12 or more penalty points and faced six-month disqualification

No policy changes expected in the short-term because of the suspension of driver testing due to the pandemic

Law ruled unconstitutional stopping motorists claiming fixed-charge notice not received