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# off-the-road - Sunday 5 August, 2018
The more you break the speed limit the more you'll be punished under new law
Transport Minister Shane Ross said he hopes to have a general scheme for the legislation ready by Christmas.
# off-the-road - Friday 6 July, 2018
Drink-driving laws passed by the Dáil as Danny Healy-Rae shouts, 'This is a sad day for rural Ireland'
The Road Traffic Amendment Bill has been before the Dáil for over a year.
# off-the-road - Saturday 10 March, 2018
Asylum seekers in Ireland can finally work, but it doesn't look like they're allowed drive to that work
There is a lack of clarity as to whether or not asylum seekers in Ireland are legally allowed to obtain a driving licence.
# off-the-road - Friday 16 February, 2018
You won't be able to buy a petrol or diesel car in Ireland after 2030
NCT certs will not be issued for non-zero emissions cars.
# off-the-road - Monday 17 July, 2017
'It's an insult to my little boy': Families who lost loved ones to drunk-drivers slam politicians opposing new law
Following a meeting with the RSA and road traffic victim support groups today, Shane Ross published his new drink-driving bill.
# off-the-road - Tuesday 11 July, 2017
New agreement ensures disqualified Irish licence-holders will also be banned in the UK
It’s understood clarity was needed in light of Brexit.
# off-the-road - Wednesday 22 February, 2017
Shane Ross to seek a free vote on new drink-driving law
A number of rural TDs, including some in the Independent Alliance, are unhappy with some aspects of the law.
# off-the-road - Wednesday 8 February, 2017
'No exceptions': Drink drivers to get automatic ban instead of penalty points
Ross said law to publish names of those caught drink driving should be ready by April.
# off-the-road - Wednesday 2 November, 2016
Seven-year jail term upheld for drunk driver who put a grandmother into a wheelchair
Maurice Power had 51 previous convictions.
# off-the-road - Thursday 6 August, 2015
Gardaí are arresting three disqualified drivers a day with new powers they got in June
Today gardaí said many of these drivers are also active criminals with multiple previous convictions.
# off-the-road - Wednesday 22 July, 2015
Almost 100,000 cars in Ireland don't get driven at all
Officially, anyway.
# off-the-road - Friday 19 June, 2015
Gardaí are getting tough on anyone driving while disqualified
They will now be arrested straight away.
# off-the-road - Wednesday 19 March, 2014
Team Sky withdraw Colombian rider after blood testing questions
Sergio Henao will not compete for the British cycling outfit ‘for at least eight weeks’.
# off-the-road - Friday 1 November, 2013
Biggest lorries banned from Ireland’s roads from today
From now on, no vehicles more than 4.65 metres tall will be allowed on the roads.
# off-the-road - Friday 27 September, 2013
Tax offices inundated with motorists ahead of ‘off road’ deadline
Minister Phil Hogan has told vehicle owners that once the stamp of their application is prior to 30 September, they will be deemed compliant.
# off-the-road - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
Tevez sentenced after pleading guilty to driving offences
The Manchester City striker has been hit with 250 hours of community service, a six-month driving ban and a £1,000 fine.
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Poll: Should the Irish government push for an end to the US military use of Shannon Airport?
IF IN GOVERNMENT, Labour would push for an end to the use of Shannon Airport for US military planes according to party leader Brendan Howlin.
Speaking to TheJournal.ie for the general election podcast The Candidate, Howlin said the Labour Party would go head-to-head with President Donald Trump and end the use of Shannon for US military planes unless those troops were involved in UN-sanctioned military operations.
Howlin’s calls follow concerns about inspections of US aircraft that land at Shannon being raised on numerous occasions in the last Dáil.
The issue was highlighted again last week when US Vice President Mike Pence met with US troops during a stopover at Shannon Airport.
So, today we’re asking you: Should the Irish government push for an end to the US military use of Shannon Airport?
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Opinion: Examined in the toilet, protesting in a chair for a bed - my battle for comfort in hospital
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Jess was given a makeshift bed behind a doorway when battling infection following a mastectomy.
Opinion: How would I, a refugee in Ireland, vote in this election?
By Evgeny Shtorn
Voting is a privilege and homelessness is the biggest challenge, writes Evgeny Shtorn.
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