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# Road Safety

Yesterday
15th April 2024
Harris and RSA commit to returning average wait time for driving tests to 10 weeks
Updated 19 hrs ago
12.0k
New cameras that will capture people breaking red lights to be introduced in Dublin, Ryan says
Updated 15 Apr
26.3k
150
This week
14th April 2024 - 16th April 2024
John O'Brien: We had a road safety policing model that worked, what went wrong?
John O'Brien
Updated 14 Apr
26.6k
64
Last week
7th April 2024 - 13th April 2024
All uniform gardaí to carry out 30 minutes of roads policing per shift under new directive
12 Apr
18.5k
This month
April 2024
More than 2,600 drivers found speeding over bank holiday weekend
2 Apr
20.2k
56
Last month
March 2024
What’s driving the surge in road deaths?
Answers are beginning to emerge on what’s behind the deadly trend on Irish roads.
Drivers' behaviour and attitudes to road safety worsened during the pandemic - and stayed worse.
New research shows young people are tempted to check their phones while driving.
Valerie Flynn
30 Mar
28.2k
120
Every tenth motorist has admitted to getting behind the wheel of a car after having a drink
14 Mar
8.3k
25
Road deaths in Ireland rising faster than almost anywhere else in the EU
8 Mar
19.6k
93
This year
2024
19,000 fines issued last year for drivers using phones behind the wheel
26 Feb
5.4k
22
Fears over disqualified drivers behind the wheel as 76% ignore orders to surrender licences
It’s been suggested the figures indicate many disqualified drivers remain on the roads following conviction.
Thousands of banned drivers have ignored orders to surrender their licences in the past three years.
There have been recent cases before the courts of disqualified drivers who committed further offences.
Road safety campaigner Leo Lieghio, whose daughter Marsia was killed by a disqualified driver, called for cars to be impounded.
Valerie Flynn
20 Feb
22.7k
49
Three people killed in separate road crashes in Louth, Mayo and Derry
Updated 22 Jan
26.2k
4
One in 10 admit drink-driving - and those doing so are 'way over the limit'
19 Jan
13.5k
66
One person arrested every hour for drink or drug-driving over Christmas
4 Jan
14.9k
62
Last year
2023
Cameras to be rolled out in bus lanes next year in bid to tackle speed and misuse
23 Dec 2023
21.0k
73
Gardaí detect motorist driving 139km/h in an 80km/h zone on National Slow Down Day
22 Dec 2023
22.9k
30
Bank holiday penalty points hike not included in Road Traffic Bill going to Cabinet today
20 Dec 2023
16.4k
29
Drivers over 70 in Ireland will not have to undergo refresher courses proposed by EU
18 Dec 2023
38.2k
52
Dublin councillors call for safety audit of Stoneybatter street after woman fatally struck by truck
12 Dec 2023
12.1k
Family of Brazilian woman killed while cycling in Dolphin's Barn call for safer Dublin roads
7 Dec 2023
30.2k
36
There were no fatalities on Irish roads during the first week of December
There were 140 drivers arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
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7 Dec 2023
6.5k
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Tom Clonan: Gaza has become hell on earth, while the world just watches
12 Dec 2023
Overwhelming majority of countries at UN General Assembly backs demand for ceasefire in Gaza
12 Dec 2023
Drivers urged to slow down this Christmas as minister says no family wants to get that knock on the door
30 Nov 2023
8.3k
41
RSA finds those driving for work are more likely to engage in dangerous driving behaviours
22 Nov 2023
13.3k
47
Minister challenged Drew Harris on reduced traffic enforcement by gardaí amid rise in deaths
21 Nov 2023
38.5k
98
Varadkar not in favour of strict cut-off ages and restrictions for older drivers
18 Nov 2023
44.1k
74
Appeal for drivers to take care over Bank Holiday as fatalities on 'shocking' upwards trend
25 Oct 2023
5.6k
44
Over 900 people have been seriously injured on Irish roads so far this year
4 Oct 2023
6.6k
36
'Personal responsibility' the focus of new RSA campaign to eliminate road deaths by 2050
12 Sep 2023
12.2k
78
Shock road safety adverts of the past weren't liked — but they were effective, says Taoiseach
6 Sep 2023
17.7k
73
Speed limits to be lowered by 20 km/h on many roads under new government plans
6 Sep 2023
62.6k
27
Ministers discuss changes to penalty points at meeting this evening
Updated 5 Sep 2023
29.2k
106
Use of speed cameras to increase by 20% following 'worrying increase' in road deaths
4 Sep 2023
22.3k
117
127 vehicles found to be speeding in first five hours of National Slow Down Day
Updated 4 Sep 2023
29.3k
105
Speed limits, checkpoints and shock tactics: How do we tackle rising road deaths
3 Sep 2023
29.5k
176
Girl (3) who died following car accident in Laois to be laid to rest on Monday
2 Sep 2023
27.0k
Deaths on Irish roads this year could approach 170, erasing years of progress
2 Sep 2023
14.4k
100
Gardaí make Electric Picnic appeal as road deaths for August reaches 25
Updated 1 Sep 2023
16.7k
27
Review will 'radically change' mismatch of speed limits on Irish roads, says minister
28 Aug 2023
31.9k
119
Motorists urged to be careful on roads this weekend after 11 Easter fatalities in recent years
6 Apr 2023
4.3k
3
'Don't get smashed up': Surgeon encourages bikers to get training from motorbike gardaí
28 Mar 2023
16.9k
23
Almost 200 people arrested for driving under the influence during St Patrick's weekend
23 Mar 2023
10.7k
15
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