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Road Safety

Last year
2024
Roads policing
One person arrested every hour for drink or drug-driving over Christmas
4 Jan 2024
15.1k
62
All time
Road Safety
Cameras to be rolled out in bus lanes next year in bid to tackle speed and misuse
23 Dec 2023
21.6k
73
slow down
Gardaí detect motorist driving 139km/h in an 80km/h zone on National Slow Down Day
22 Dec 2023
23.1k
30
Cabinet
Bank holiday penalty points hike not included in Road Traffic Bill going to Cabinet today
20 Dec 2023
16.6k
29
Driver Safety
Drivers over 70 in Ireland will not have to undergo refresher courses proposed by EU
18 Dec 2023
38.5k
52
Road Safety
Dublin councillors call for safety audit of Stoneybatter street after woman fatally struck by truck
12 Dec 2023
12.2k
josie ribeiro
Family of Brazilian woman killed while cycling in Dolphin's Barn call for safer Dublin roads
7 Dec 2023
30.4k
36
Road Deaths
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
6.6k
RELATED
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12 Dec 2023
Overwhelming majority of countries at UN General Assembly backs demand for ceasefire in Gaza
12 Dec 2023
stay safe
Drivers urged to slow down this Christmas as minister says no family wants to get that knock on the door
30 Nov 2023
8.4k
42
Road Safety
RSA finds those driving for work are more likely to engage in dangerous driving behaviours
22 Nov 2023
13.4k
47
The Morning Lead
Minister challenged Drew Harris on reduced traffic enforcement by gardaí amid rise in deaths
21 Nov 2023
38.7k
101
On The Road
Varadkar not in favour of strict cut-off ages and restrictions for older drivers
18 Nov 2023
44.2k
81
Road Safety
Appeal for drivers to take care over Bank Holiday as fatalities on 'shocking' upwards trend
25 Oct 2023
5.6k
45
Road Safety
Over 900 people have been seriously injured on Irish roads so far this year
4 Oct 2023
6.7k
37
Road Deaths
'Personal responsibility' the focus of new RSA campaign to eliminate road deaths by 2050
12 Sep 2023
12.4k
78
Road Deaths
Shock road safety adverts of the past weren't liked — but they were effective, says Taoiseach
6 Sep 2023
17.8k
75
slow down
Speed limits to be lowered by 20 km/h on many roads under new government plans
6 Sep 2023
63.1k
27
speed limits
Ministers discuss changes to penalty points at meeting this evening
Updated 5 Sep 2023
29.3k
106
speed limits
Use of speed cameras to increase by 20% following 'worrying increase' in road deaths
4 Sep 2023
22.4k
117
Road Safety
127 vehicles found to be speeding in first five hours of National Slow Down Day
Updated 4 Sep 2023
29.4k
106
Road Safety
Speed limits, checkpoints and shock tactics: How do we tackle rising road deaths
3 Sep 2023
29.5k
180
Fatal car accident
Girl (3) who died following car accident in Laois to be laid to rest on Monday
2 Sep 2023
27.1k
Road Safety
Deaths on Irish roads this year could approach 170, erasing years of progress
2 Sep 2023
14.5k
100
road policing
Gardaí make Electric Picnic appeal as road deaths for August reaches 25
Updated 1 Sep 2023
16.8k
27
Road Safety
Review will 'radically change' mismatch of speed limits on Irish roads, says minister
28 Aug 2023
32.0k
119
safety appeal
Motorists urged to be careful on roads this weekend after 11 Easter fatalities in recent years
6 Apr 2023
4.3k
4
bike safe
'Don't get smashed up': Surgeon encourages bikers to get training from motorbike gardaí
28 Mar 2023
17.0k
22
Road Safety
Almost 200 people arrested for driving under the influence during St Patrick's weekend
23 Mar 2023
10.7k
15
driving for change
Physical driving licence could become 'history' as EU proposes digital option
1 Mar 2023
34.2k
35
Road Safety
18 lives lost: Highest January death toll on Irish roads in a decade
Updated 3 Feb 2023
14.5k
14
BACKLOG
Almost 50k Learner drivers to wait 19 weeks for a test, says RSA
Updated 1 Feb 2023
24.5k
54
Road Safety
745 people arrested for driving under the influence over the last month
6 Jan 2023
13.2k
19
Road Safety
173 people arrested for driving under the influence over the last week
30 Dec 2022
12.5k
4
Road Safety
Motorist caught driving 135km/h in 80km/h zone on National Slow Down Day
Updated 23 Dec 2022
35.8k
82
Climate Change
Opinion: In a cold snap our footpaths and cycle lanes should also be gritted by councils
Dr Emma Howard
13 Dec 2022
21.5k
35
Road Safety
144 people arrested for driving under the influence during first week of December
8 Dec 2022
14.2k
11
road safety appeal
New roadside drug testing system launched as part of Christmas and New Year road safety appeal
1 Dec 2022
19.3k
26
Speeding
Fines for range of road offences have doubled since midnight
Updated 27 Oct 2022
57.8k
92
Road Safety
Parents urged not to gift quad bikes or scramblers to children this Christmas
19 Oct 2022
10.7k
24
Road Safety
Almost 3,000 drivers detected speeding over Bank Holiday weekend, new figures show
5 Aug 2022
16.8k
19
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