Shane Ross in favour of drivers taking second testMinister concerned motorists are not keeping up to date with changes in rules of the roadWed Feb 08 2017 - 04:15
M50, Port Tunnel users should not pay VAT on tolls, EU court rulesMotorists avoid increases after ECJ makes unexpected decision against Revenue claimThu Jan 19 2017 - 12:38
Ross wants to cut drivers’ alcohol limit but fears opposition from rural TDsMinister says country needs 'a shock' to break complacency around relationship between drinking and drivingSat Dec 31 2016 - 08:10
Ross rejects call for multiple M50 tolls to curb congestionNTA recommended extra tolling points on orbital route to tackle rising traffic volumesFri Dec 30 2016 - 07:04
NCT operator fined for failing to meet targetsRoad Safety Authority penalises Applus over problems with accessing tests last yearFri Dec 30 2016 - 01:00
Dangerous driving: Ross rules out changing maximum jail termDepartment of Transport spokesman says the legislation is however kept under reviewWed Nov 30 2016 - 16:46
RSA rents office for chairwoman Liz O’Donnell for €29,500Head of agency will for first time get own office on Pembroke St ‘to perform her duties’Fri Oct 07 2016 - 12:54
M50, Port tunnel users face toll hikes after EU court opinionECJ says Republic must impose VAT on tolls levied across the State-owned motorwaysMon Sept 12 2016 - 01:00
Road Safety Authority seeks to link fines to incomes for speeding offencesSweden, Denmark, Germany and France have versions of a ‘sliding scale’ fineWed Jul 27 2016 - 06:00
Motor insurance firms given access to penalty points databaseInsurers say no link between sight of information and sharp rise in premiumsWed Jul 20 2016 - 01:00
Campaign a final sprint by parties to convince undecided votersDavid Farrell says evidence voters are increasingly swayed by policies over personalitiesThu Feb 11 2016 - 01:30
Wider penalties for phone use when driving droppedLaw was intended to punish drivers for using services such as Twitter, Facebook and WhatsAppMon Jan 18 2016 - 01:00
Rich drivers should pay heavier fines for speeding – watchdogRoad Safety Authority chief Moyagh Murdock favours altering penalties from fixed €80Mon Dec 07 2015 - 08:34
RSA head targets societal acceptance of road safety offencesInterview: Moyagh Murdock frustrated by some judges’ approach to road traffic casesSun Dec 06 2015 - 21:37
New kits next year will detect drivers on drugsNarcotics such as cocaine discernible from analysis of swab taken from driver’s mouthTue Oct 27 2015 - 01:00
Hundreds of drivers avoid penalty points due to poor boxHigh Court ruled that use of poor box for road traffic offences was ‘incorrect’ last yearMon Oct 26 2015 - 01:00
Change in laws to crack down on drink-drivingPlan to overhaul road traffic legislation comes amid anger over conviction rateTue Oct 20 2015 - 09:35
Johnny Ronan apologises for using ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’Alan Shatter welcomes move by developer who said any offence ‘genuinely unintended’Sun Sept 27 2015 - 10:58
Legislation signed to close drink driving loopholeLegislative move after court ruled breath test statements should be in English and IrishTue Sept 22 2015 - 19:14
Emergency law in pipeline in wake of drink-drive rulingDecision on validity of data via Evidenzer Irl device casts doubt on cases before courtsTue Sept 22 2015 - 06:00
Use of ‘poor box’ for driving offences persists despite rulingDrivers still avoiding penalty points despite practice being barred by Road Traffic ActMon Sept 14 2015 - 01:00
Thousands escape penalty points due to glitch in lawMinister says loophole will be closed shortlyMon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
Only one driver got penalty points overturnedTwo loopholes had placed question mark over 200,000 penalty pointsWed Jun 17 2015 - 00:00
O’Brien sends legal letter to Murphy over Dáil statementDonohoe says it is unacceptable Irish media cannot report on Murphy statementSun May 31 2015 - 16:58
Denis O’Brien controversy has caused ‘constitutional crisis’Joe Costello glad The Irish Times and RTÉ seeking court permission to report Dáil statementSat May 30 2015 - 14:20
Spring statement: Tax and USC cuts possible in each budget until 2020Noonan says up to €1.5bn is available for tax cuts and spending on services in next budgetTue Apr 28 2015 - 14:01
Four in five disqualified drivers holding on to licencesAdditional measures needed to ensure compliance, says Road Safety AuthorityWed Apr 15 2015 - 01:00
State’s failure to implement EU toll ruling costing €15m a yearInterpretation of law sees NRA paying VAT on M50 and Dublin Port TunnelWed Mar 18 2015 - 01:00
Not one driver prosecuted under new phone lawLegislation closed loophole allowing motorists to escape fines for textingMon Mar 02 2015 - 01:00
Extra tolls on M50 ruled out by Minister for Transport Paschal DonohoeReport in 2014 called for extra toll points and increased peak-time charges, but Minister believes Luas cross-city link-up, plus modernisation of the bus fleet, will help ease congestion on the M50Wed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Minister wants more 30km/h speed limit zones introducedPaschal Donohoe has asked local authority to identify potential zonesMon Jan 12 2015 - 10:01
Donohoe wants increase in road traffic enforcementInterview: Minister believes there is no single reason behind rise in road deaths last yearMon Jan 12 2015 - 01:00
Roadside drug test devices to be introduced this yearDevices will test drivers’ saliva for range of drugs, says Minister Paschal DonohoeFri Jan 02 2015 - 01:00
Dublin Port Tunnel speeds a growing problem, NRA tells GardaVehicles breaking limit by more than 20km/hWed Oct 08 2014 - 10:36
Penalty point allegations ‘very, very serious’ - DonohoeMcCabe claims several hundred penalty points are being terminated every monthTue Sept 16 2014 - 14:25
Whistleblower Maurice McCabe joins penalty points inquiry unitReport suggests new penalty points system being abused at similar rate to predecessorTue Sept 16 2014 - 02:05
10 things to drive you daft during back to school madnessThe holiday season has been far too short. But, it’s been far too long. Either way, it’s overTue Aug 26 2014 - 14:04
Regular meetings between senior gardaí and McCabe proposedMaurice McCabe due to hand over more examples of terminated penalty points todayTue Aug 26 2014 - 07:57
Testing of unconscious drivers to start next monthProcedure will allow blood samples to be taken as close as possible to time of collisionWed Aug 20 2014 - 01:00
Use of cameras to detect untaxed cars challenged in High CourtDriver claims cameras cannot be used to prosecute offences under Finance ActsWed Jun 18 2014 - 01:00
Unaccompanied learner drivers at higher risk of road deathUnaccompanied learner drivers are eight times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash compared with those accompanied by an experienced motoristWed May 14 2014 - 01:00
Whistleblower feels vindicated after 'six years fighting system'Kenny promises ‘root and branch’ review after Guerin report on misconduct claimsSat May 10 2014 - 11:51
NRA proposes additional tolls for M50Varadkar says he would have ‘serious problem’ with toll being increased at peak timesSat Apr 12 2014 - 06:20
Law banning use of poor box in traffic cases widely ignoredMotorists are still avoiding points three years after the rules changedWed Mar 26 2014 - 01:00
Unaccompanied learner drivers escape serious finesOnly one-fifth of learner drivers who drive unaccompanied or fail to display an L-plate are convicted and finedTue Mar 11 2014 - 18:58
Archbishop admits some in church may be homophobicMartin says debate on same-sex marriage in Ireland has got off to ‘a bad start’Sun Feb 09 2014 - 20:16
Head of Garda traffic corps denies lower enforcement levelsAssistant Commissioner John Twomey says fall in detections of speeding, illegally using a mobile phone and not wearing a seat belt is the result of drivers becoming more compliant with the lawWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
Varadkar in favour of garda whistleblower giving evidencePAC chairman says he doesn’t mind if evidence held in a public or private sessionSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
