More than 600 drivers caught speeding on Slow Down Day
Of the 630 drivers detected speeding, 281 were intercepted by gardaí in 24-hour road safety operation
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National slow down day under way as Christmas rush begins
Last day of work for many before Christmas will see gardaí enforcing enhanced speed checks
Cyclist (50s) dies in collision involving a lorry in Castleknock
Gardaí appeal for witnesses to fatal incident at College Road
Why has ramming police cars become a trend in Northern Ireland?
There were 40 ramming incidents in the 12 months up to the end of November, injuring 58 officers
Nearly 100 people crashed during driving tests over past two years
Road Safety Authority says the 98 crashes since the beginning of 2023 did not lead to any claims for compensation or legal bills
Due to loophole, woman who used phone while driving is banned for 24 hours instead of six months
Law closing loophole has been enacted but not yet commenced, District Judge was told when imposing 24-hour ban
More than 2,000 drivers caught speeding on Irish roads in one week during Garda crackdown
More than 1,940 checkpoints carried out with 178 people arrested for driving under the influence
Cost of driving licence and NCT tests to increase as part of fee hikes by Road Safety Authority
Increases, due to come into effect from January, are the first of their kind to be implemented since 2012
Cyclists and e-scooter users 11 times more likely to be seriously injured on roads
New report uses data from personal injury claims and medical records of more than 300 people awarded compensation in 2023
Woman (50s) killed in fatal collision in Co Wexford
Incident involved car and pedestrian on the N25 at Stokestown on Sunday evening
More than 80% of learner drivers involved in fatal crashes since 2016 were driving unaccompanied
58 people have died in 57 separate collisions involving unaccompanied learner drivers in last eight years
More than 7,000 arrested for drink- or drug-driving so far this year, figures show
Figure equates to a driver offending every hour of every day, according to intoxicants-testing body
Man dies in multi-vehicle collision in Wexford
One other person taken to hospital for treatment of ‘non life-threatening’ injuries
Death of 32-year-old man renews attention on part of N17 in Mayo
Sean Maye is seventh person to be fatally injured this year on a 6.5km-stretch of the N17 outside Claremorris
More than 24,000 vehicles seized from unaccompanied learner drivers since 2018
Gardaí have seized 4,888 cars from unaccompanied learner drivers so far this year
Two friends killed in Co Donegal road crash named locally as Ryan Glenn and Gordy Galbraith
Three other people injured in incident involving two vehicles, which happened on the N15 at Liscooley near Castlefinn
Man (20s) killed in road crash in Co Leitrim
Occupant of vehicle pronounced dead at the scene after single-vehicle collision in Derryherk
Road safety: Law change aimed at closing net on disqualified drivers delayed
‘Game-changer’ amendment would give gardaí ability to identify banned drivers who fail to surrender licences
Three people die after road crashes in Kerry, Offaly and Cork
Kerry incident coincided with World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Sunday
Man (20s) killed and another injured after two-car collision in Co Cork
Woman injured in separate Co Limerick collision last month has died in hospital
Man (50s) dies after being struck by van as it rolled down driveway
The man was visiting a relative in Glanmire when his vehicle started to roll out of the driveway
The very human problem with not-quite-self-driving cars
The better an automated system performs, the more complacent – and dangerous – we become behind the wheel
Man arrested after death of boy (16) in hit-and-run in Co Kildare
Crash occurred on R403 in Blackwood near Robertstown as gardaí appeal for witnesses
National Slow Down Day: 68 drivers detected speeding in first five hours
One driver was speeding at 94km/h in a 60km/h zone near Carrick-on-Shannon
Woman (70s) killed while buying GAA lotto ticket in Cork town
Mary Fehilly was named locally after incident in which a car mounted the footpath on Main Street in Charleville
Male pedestrian killed in Co Armagh road traffic incident named
Anthony James Atkins (36) was originally from England but living in the Crossmaglen area, PSNI says
Pedestrian killed in Co Armagh road incident
Incident happened on the Cullaville Road in Crossmaglen on Friday
Investigation launched after bus catches fire on M1
Incident happened on the southbound carriageway between Balbriggan and Donabate
Ex-DUP councillor given road ban after conviction for driving tractor while using phone
Luke Poots will be banned from midnight, after driving his tractor from his home to the court in Craigavon
Three people killed on Irish roads over October bank holiday
Several others received serious life-threatening injuries in other collisions
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Garda road operation: Driver who overturned car on M7 had no driving licence, tested positive for drugs
More than 1,200 drivers are caught speeding by Garda in bank holiday weekend operation
Mark Foley drink-driving case: ‘Where he crashed would have been my driver’s seat and my four-year-old in the back’
Blood-alcohol test shows ex-EirGrid chief was four times over limit when he crashed into two parked cars
Two men killed in road crash in Co Antrim
Men aged 75 and 82 died following collision between car and lorry
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