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Due to loophole, woman who used phone while driving is banned for 24 hours instead of six months

Law closing loophole has been enacted but not yet commenced, District Judge was told when imposing 24-hour ban

Mon Dec 16 2024 - 06:00

More than 2,000 drivers caught speeding on Irish roads in one week during Garda crackdown

More than 1,940 checkpoints carried out with 178 people arrested for driving under the influence

Sat Dec 14 2024 - 11:41

Cost of driving licence and NCT tests to increase as part of fee hikes by Road Safety Authority

Increases, due to come into effect from January, are the first of their kind to be implemented since 2012

Thu Dec 12 2024 - 17:15

Cyclists and e-scooter users 11 times more likely to be seriously injured on roads

New report uses data from personal injury claims and medical records of more than 300 people awarded compensation in 2023

Thu Dec 12 2024 - 00:01

Woman (50s) killed in fatal collision in Co Wexford

Incident involved car and pedestrian on the N25 at Stokestown on Sunday evening

Mon Dec 09 2024 - 08:10

More than 80% of learner drivers involved in fatal crashes since 2016 were driving unaccompanied

58 people have died in 57 separate collisions involving unaccompanied learner drivers in last eight years

Tue Dec 03 2024 - 20:53

More than 7,000 arrested for drink- or drug-driving so far this year, figures show

Figure equates to a driver offending every hour of every day, according to intoxicants-testing body

Mon Dec 02 2024 - 12:32

Man dies in multi-vehicle collision in Wexford

One other person taken to hospital for treatment of ‘non life-threatening’ injuries

Wed Nov 27 2024 - 21:17

Death of 32-year-old man renews attention on part of N17 in Mayo

Sean Maye is seventh person to be fatally injured this year on a 6.5km-stretch of the N17 outside Claremorris

Wed Nov 27 2024 - 12:42

More than 24,000 vehicles seized from unaccompanied learner drivers since 2018

Gardaí have seized 4,888 cars from unaccompanied learner drivers so far this year

Mon Nov 25 2024 - 00:00

Two friends killed in Co Donegal road crash named locally as Ryan Glenn and Gordy Galbraith

Three other people injured in incident involving two vehicles, which happened on the N15 at Liscooley near Castlefinn

Sun Nov 24 2024 - 14:24

Man (20s) killed in road crash in Co Leitrim

Occupant of vehicle pronounced dead at the scene after single-vehicle collision in Derryherk

Thu Nov 21 2024 - 15:35

Road safety: Law change aimed at closing net on disqualified drivers delayed

‘Game-changer’ amendment would give gardaí ability to identify banned drivers who fail to surrender licences

Thu Nov 21 2024 - 14:36

Three people die after road crashes in Kerry, Offaly and Cork

Kerry incident coincided with World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Sunday

Sun Nov 17 2024 - 19:58

Man (20s) killed and another injured after two-car collision in Co Cork

Woman injured in separate Co Limerick collision last month has died in hospital

Fri Nov 15 2024 - 21:06

Man (50s) dies after being struck by van as it rolled down driveway

The man was visiting a relative in Glanmire when his vehicle started to roll out of the driveway

Thu Nov 14 2024 - 21:28

The very human problem with not-quite-self-driving cars

The better an automated system performs, the more complacent – and dangerous – we become behind the wheel

Thu Nov 14 2024 - 06:00

Man arrested after death of boy (16) in hit-and-run in Co Kildare

Crash occurred on R403 in Blackwood near Robertstown as gardaí appeal for witnesses

Sun Nov 10 2024 - 16:39

National Slow Down Day: 68 drivers detected speeding in first five hours

One driver was speeding at 94km/h in a 60km/h zone near Carrick-on-Shannon

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 14:13

Woman (70s) killed while buying GAA lotto ticket in Cork town

Mary Fehilly was named locally after incident in which a car mounted the footpath on Main Street in Charleville

Sun Nov 03 2024 - 21:24

Male pedestrian killed in Co Armagh road traffic incident named

Anthony James Atkins (36) was originally from England but living in the Crossmaglen area, PSNI says

Sun Nov 03 2024 - 21:20

Pedestrian killed in Co Armagh road incident

Incident happened on the Cullaville Road in Crossmaglen on Friday

Sat Nov 02 2024 - 13:09

Investigation launched after bus catches fire on M1

Incident happened on the southbound carriageway between Balbriggan and Donabate

Sat Nov 02 2024 - 09:53

Ex-DUP councillor given road ban after conviction for driving tractor while using phone

Luke Poots will be banned from midnight, after driving his tractor from his home to the court in Craigavon

Fri Nov 01 2024 - 17:53

Three people killed on Irish roads over October bank holiday

Several others received serious life-threatening injuries in other collisions

Wed Oct 30 2024 - 09:01

Can I tow a 1,200kg trailer with an EV?

Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions

Tue Oct 29 2024 - 12:59

Garda road operation: Driver who overturned car on M7 had no driving licence, tested positive for drugs

More than 1,200 drivers are caught speeding by Garda in bank holiday weekend operation

Mon Oct 28 2024 - 12:32

Mark Foley drink-driving case: ‘Where he crashed would have been my driver’s seat and my four-year-old in the back’

Blood-alcohol test shows ex-EirGrid chief was four times over limit when he crashed into two parked cars

Sun Oct 27 2024 - 16:55

Two men killed in road crash in Co Antrim

Men aged 75 and 82 died following collision between car and lorry

Sat Oct 26 2024 - 10:08

Man (20s) dies following road crash in Sligo

Gardai appeal for any witnesses to incident in Drimina, Tubbercurry, Co Sligo, to come forward

Sat Oct 26 2024 - 09:21

‘Changing behaviours’: Average-speed road cameras to start operating in Mayo and Cavan

Drivers will be monitored at two ‘high-collision’ sites from Friday

Thu Oct 24 2024 - 12:01

Price hikes for drivers sought as ‘unsustainable RSA’ funding model highlighted

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

Tue Oct 22 2024 - 06:00

Two new average speed camera systems to go live in Cavan and Mayo this weekend

Drivers found to have travelled between two points on a road too quickly to receive three penalty points and fine of up to €160

Mon Oct 21 2024 - 22:11

Two men killed in separate road traffic incidents in Cork and Galway

Man (24) died in single-vehicle collision between Bantry and Ballydehob while second man (20s) was killed near Dunmore

Mon Oct 21 2024 - 17:40