Safety Authority

RSA raises age limit of regular driving licences to 75

RSA document updated annually to keep pace with EU law and medical knowledge

Thu Apr 28 2022 - 00:00

Speed limit on section of Luas line lowered after pedestrian struck by tram

Patricia Quinn (71) suffered fatal injuries after being struck by a tram on a pedestrian crossing

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 18:13

Guilty plea by firms to safety breaches that led to workers’ deaths

Two stonemasons drowned while carrying out work on bridge in Limerick six years ago

Mon Mar 28 2022 - 17:13

Man dies on Cork farm after suspected slurry pit fall

Last 10 years have seen a total of 210 deaths on farms and in forestry

Fri Mar 04 2022 - 09:59

Storm Eunice: Almost 1,000 properties set for second night without power

Tributes paid to Wexford council worker Billy Kinsella (59) killed clearing debris

Sat Feb 19 2022 - 18:46

Storm Eunice: Council worker dies in Wexford after being struck by falling tree

Some 28,000 properties without power as yellow level snow and ice warning in place

Fri Feb 18 2022 - 21:15

Storm Eunice: Schools and colleges to close in nine counties on Friday

Damaging winds, rain, sleet and ‘blizzard-like’ conditions expected in many areas

Thu Feb 17 2022 - 19:56

Storm Eunice to be ‘short and sharp’, says Met Éireann, after Storm Dudley abates

Second storm this week to bring flooding, stormy seas, high winds and snow

Thu Feb 17 2022 - 07:45

Woman (60s) dies in farm incident in Laois

The incident occurred in the Portlaoise area on Monday evening

Tue Feb 01 2022 - 08:06

More than 6,000 people seriously injured on Irish roads between 2017 and 2020

For every fatality on Irish roads, nine people are seriously injured, RSA estimates

Fri Jan 28 2022 - 11:46

Irish Cement hit with €225,000 fine after breach of health and safety law

CRH subsidiary pleads guilty after worker hurt when lorry he was driving turned over

Tue Jan 25 2022 - 05:47

Meat factory fined €400,000 over death of employee

Alexandru Coceban was crushed by a forklift truck at Kildare Chilling

Fri Jan 21 2022 - 19:47

Yellow alert issued for ice with temperatures to drop to minus three

Warning from Met Éireann in place from 7pm on Tuesday until 10am Wednesday

Tue Jan 04 2022 - 19:28

Little improvement in Covid cert compliance in pubs and restaurants

HSE inspectors find 28% of premises partially or fully non-compliant

Tue Dec 07 2021 - 01:00

Two companies face trial following deaths of bridge workers

Stonemasons drowned while working on a bridge in Limerick city

Mon Dec 06 2021 - 19:41

Storm Barra: Orange warning issued for several counties on Tuesday

Met Éireann names Atlantic depression that will bring strong winds and heavy rain

Sun Dec 05 2021 - 18:16

Death rate among former Air Corps personnel needs to be examined, expert says

Whistleblowers blame premature deaths on exposure to toxic chemicals without PPE

Sat Dec 04 2021 - 15:35

Ventilation looms large in fractious debate on quelling coronavirus

Emphasis on air quality in places like Japan means fewer cases ‘in Tokyo than Rathfarnham’

Sat Dec 04 2021 - 01:00

Coalition backs clean air Bill in workplaces and countrywide

Proposed law intends to afford all workers right to fresh air and provides for inspections

Wed Dec 01 2021 - 14:40

Ventilation: ‘Crack open a window and a door – it doesn’t have to be Baltic’

Air quality will never be more important than in the battle against Covid-19 this winter

Fri Nov 05 2021 - 15:31

Driving instructors protest over ‘degrading’ test centre lockout

Road Safety Authority says it is following Covid-19 advice and cannot allow access

Thu Nov 04 2021 - 13:28

Q&A: I want to go clubbing. What are the rules?

Some rules around nightclub and live-entertainment sector have changed since reopening

Fri Oct 29 2021 - 16:48

Nightclub owners face fines of €5,000 or closure under new Covid-19 regulations

Attendees must book tickets in advance and show Covid-19 pass and photo ID to enter

Fri Oct 29 2021 - 00:31

Tickets still in, crowd surfing out in new rules for live entertainment and nightclubs

Guidelines are ‘important next step’ towards full reopening and will be in place ‘until next at least spring’

Thu Oct 28 2021 - 19:00

Orange weather alert extended with more heavy rain expected

Drivers urged to be cautious with Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow covered by Met Éireann alert

Thu Oct 28 2021 - 07:40

Ticketing system will not be changed despite hospitality sector request for delay

Refusal of grace period for implementation of rules ‘very unfair’, says LVA chief

Wed Oct 27 2021 - 13:56

Enforcement of nightclub vaccine passes to be legal requirement, with limited Garda role

Health inspectors will work on compliance, while Garda have the power to object to late-night licences

Wed Oct 20 2021 - 08:53

One in three pubs and restaurants checked by HSE not fully compliant, figures show

Since vaccine pass introduced 9,800 ‘compliance checks have been carried out by HSE inspectors

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 19:55

Doyle Shipping workers stall industrial action to allow talks

Siptu members planned stoppages in pursuit of better pay and conditions

Mon Jul 19 2021 - 13:31

Q&A: Who can dine indoors and how will it be regulated?

Legislation on reopening to go to Dáil on Tuesday . . . here’s what you need to know

Tue Jul 13 2021 - 08:54

Work-related deaths: 53 die in 2020 amid 13% rise

Largest number of fatal incidents were in agriculture, forestry and fishing

Tue Jul 06 2021 - 11:12

Businesses ‘caught in the middle’ of staff with opposing views on Covid-19 vaccines

ISME criticises lack of clarity over right to know vaccination status of those returning to work

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 16:04

Learner drivers left waiting for theory tests as online system runs out of slots

Road Safety Authority says only June dates released so far, with July and August slots to follow

Wed Jun 02 2021 - 06:25

Man (20) dies in workplace incident at Dublin Port

The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon at a shipping premises in the port

Sat May 15 2021 - 22:00