# road-safety - Friday 5 August, 2022
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
173 arrests being made for alleged instances of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol over the course of the weekend.
# road-safety - Wednesday 27 July, 2022
# August
# August
Summer bank holidays tend to the most dangerous for preventable deaths as people take to beaches or road trips.
# road-safety - Monday 25 July, 2022
# Achill
# Achill
The incident occurred in the early hours of this morning.
# road-safety - Sunday 24 July, 2022
# Listowel
# Listowel
Two passengers who were injured are being treated at University Hospital Kerry.
# road-safety - Thursday 7 July, 2022
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
New research by the Road Safety Authority also found that 13% of drivers write messages or emails while behind the wheel.
# road-safety - Friday 10 June, 2022
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
Eight people died in fatal road collisions, according to new figures from the gardaí.
# road-safety - Sunday 5 June, 2022
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
Gardai said that all incidents remain under investigation.
# road-safety - Thursday 2 June, 2022
# Slow Down
# Slow Down
Gardai revealed that on their weekend observations, 93% of cars broke the speed limit.
# road-safety - Thursday 26 May, 2022
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
At an RSA event today, Waide said that an increase in fines and penalty points this year isn’t “ruled out”.
# road-safety - Thursday 17 March, 2022
# Drive Safe
# Drive Safe
The RSA and An Garda Síochána are appealing for all road users to act responsibly and not to drink and drive.
# road-safety - Thursday 6 January, 2022
# Active Travel
# Active Travel
The fines will increase from €40 to €80 in the new plan.
# road-safety - Saturday 1 January, 2022
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
There was an 11% drop in road deaths in 2021 compared to 2020.
# road-safety - Sunday 26 December, 2021
# Penalty Points
# Penalty Points
A total of 540,174 people had points on their licences on 30 September 2021.
# road-safety - Tuesday 14 December, 2021
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
A working group will be established to examine speed limits, particularly a 30km/h speed limit in urban areas.
# road-safety - Thursday 21 October, 2021
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
Gardaí will particularly be focusing on rural roads throughout the day.
# road-safety - Tuesday 5 October, 2021
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
It’s Tyre Safety Day tomorrow.
# road-safety - Tuesday 24 August, 2021
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
Myles “Miley” Harty died in a single car crash on the morning of his wedding, last Saturday.
# road-safety - Sunday 15 August, 2021
# Roscrea
# Roscrea
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
# road-safety - Friday 30 July, 2021
# Roscommon
# Roscommon
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to contact them.
# road-safety - Wednesday 2 June, 2021
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
A quarter of people surveyed by the Road Safety Authority said that they may have been over the legal drink-driving limit while driving the morning after a night out.
# road-safety - Wednesday 12 May, 2021
# The Road Back
# The Road Back
Focus has turned to road safety as drivers get back on the road post-lockdown and the new ‘The Road Back’ campaign is launched.
# road-safety - Thursday 21 January, 2021
# Driving Test
# Driving Test
The RSA launched a new online portal in December.
# road-safety - Saturday 2 January, 2021
# Bicycle Blackspots
# Bicycle Blackspots
A surge in cycling happened during the pandemic but new infrastructure was not evenly spread and may not be here to stay.
# road-safety - Friday 1 January, 2021
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
There was a 25% reduction in the number of serious or minor injuries in 2020.
# road-safety - Thursday 31 December, 2020
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
The figure was revealed in response to a Parliamentary Question last month.
# road-safety - Friday 11 December, 2020
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
The detection was made as part of National Slow Down Day.
# road-safety - Monday 30 November, 2020
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
The Clancy Amendment was introduced following a campaign from Noel Clancy, whose wife and daughter were killed in a road accident.
# road-safety - Monday 16 November, 2020
# Hard Hitting
# Hard Hitting
Heading into a period of reduced restrictions next month, Fine Gael TD Emer Higgins said Covid adverts need to become hard hitting.
# road-safety - Tuesday 8 September, 2020
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
“We must all play our part in getting children back to school safely,” RSA chairperson Liz O’Donnell said.
# road-safety - Thursday 23 July, 2020
# Safety Appeal
# Safety Appeal
There were 11 incidents in which the Luas made contact with vehicles from January to June of this year.
# road-safety - Thursday 9 July, 2020
# Drink Driving
# Drink Driving
Liz O’Donnell said recent events have demonstrated the ‘huge change in public non-acceptance of drink driving’.
# road-safety - Wednesday 8 July, 2020
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
It emerged in recent days that Minister Barry Cowen drove on a learner’s permit when he was caught drink driving in 2016.
# road-safety - Wednesday 10 June, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Roads around Ireland are getting busier as Covid-19 restrictions start to ease.
# road-safety - Friday 22 May, 2020
# Slow Down Day
# Slow Down Day
‘National Slow Down Day’ is taking place from 7am today until 7am tomorrow.
# road-safety - Wednesday 29 April, 2020
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
Six pedestrians have been killed on Irish roads since the schools were closed in the middle of March.
# road-safety - Tuesday 28 April, 2020
# Operation Fanacht
# Operation Fanacht
Operation Fanacht is set to run from today until the end of the bank holiday weekend.
# road-safety - Monday 27 April, 2020
# Bicycle Blackspots
# Bicycle Blackspots
The second part of Noteworthy’s in-depth investigation analyses complaints to uncover the main problems facing cyclists.
# Bicycle Blackspots
# Bicycle Blackspots
The first part of Noteworthy’s in-depth investigation reveals high risk areas in its analysis of 12 years of cyclist collision data.
# road-safety - Wednesday 4 March, 2020
# Road Safety Authority
# Road Safety Authority
The Road Safety Authority also wants a greater roll-out of 30km/h limits in urban areas.
# road-safety - Monday 2 March, 2020
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
Garda superintendent Eddie Golden appealed for people to “have a positive contribution to road safety”.
A few showers; breezy this afternoon
Max: 20 °C
Min: 12 °C
Mostly cloudy with a passing shower
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Min: 14 °C
