Incidents in Smithboro and Abbeyleix bring the number of road fatalities this year to 11

Irish Road Haulage Association wrote to every local authority suggesting they pass a motion of no confidence in the RSA

Nitrous oxide not a prohibited substance, but a ‘growing problem’ as a recreational drug

Irish Postmasters’ Union previously warned of widespread closures if monetary support was not increased

Taoiseach and Ministers to meet early this year to strengthen safety regulations

Minister of State for Transport Seán Caney to meet RSA over reforms

Ireland is one of the few European countries where road deaths are increasing

More than 160 people have been killed on Irish roads so far this year

Steve Wall, singer with The Stunning, lost his niece Estlin after a 2017 crash in Co Clare, which left his brother seriously injured

Some 38,000 learner drivers have never taken a driving test, Minister of State Neale Richmond told the Dáil

More than a third of pedestrian road traffic injuries occur between October and December

Tuam Parish says it cannot afford upgrade works at a cost of €1.2 million

Road safety campaigners says system is a ‘shambles’ as just 211 out of 5,310 banned drivers have surrendered their permits

‘Alarming’ increase in five days from 9.57 average last week, road safety campaign group Parc says

Driving test waiting time hits 10-week average target, but some centres remain at 15 weeks

Former chief medical officer says personal abuse is becoming ‘increasingly normalised in Irish politics’

National executive member Regina Doherty says there should be a contest between former minister and MEP Seán Kelly if both wish to run

RSA says waiting times for all licence categories — including commercial — will stabilise in September

Four super-junior Ministers currently attend Cabinet

Seán Canney advised ministers should not meet ‘individual car manufacturers’