Road safety

In 1965 the Dominican College Muckross Park in Donnybrook introduced driving lessons

Department of Justice-funded Treo Port Láirge works with teens and young adults

Son of celebrity chef Rachel Allen charged with offence which took place in Co Cork last November

UK practice uses drones to track offenders and avoid ‘high speed chase dangers’, TD says

RSA criticised over growing death toll in crashes and long waits for NCTs and driving tests

Man (40s) arrested at scene of incident that left second pedestrian with non-life-threatening injuries

Vehicles to be banned in public places amid renewed push to remove bikes from roads following death of Grace Lynch

High numbers ‘deeply concerning and point to structural problems’, says Oireachtas transport committee chief

Road collision took place at about 5.25am in the Mylerstown area

Proposal to ban scramblers from public roads comes after death of teenager Grace Lynch

Grace Lynch (16) died after being hit by one of the bikes in Finglas, where locals feel ‘nobody is listening’ about use of vehicles

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

As autonomous driving vehicles spread across the Bay area, women are among their keenest users

Parc road-safety group warns monitoring of speeding on roads is in danger of being ‘spread too thin’

Ann Watters never regained consciousness after suffering head injuries when struck by a van driven by a delivery driver

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

Daniel Trifan one of six people who came to garda attention for providing unlawful service between 2018 and 2021

Circuit Court judge James O’Donohoe was fined €600 in Galway in 2012 after pleading guilty to failing to comply

Cathrene Kith Quiñones Singco was a back seat passenger in one of two vehicles involved in collision

Court finds cyclist was mainly responsible for collision with motorbike in which he suffered brain and soft-tissue injuries

Ion Bucurica (56) denied bail and remanded into further custody

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

Martina Meehan (56) is accused of dangerous driving causing the death of Arthur Daly last year

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Total of 765 motorists caught driving while intoxicated over Christmas and new year period

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

However, plans for wider use of cameras at traffic junctions in Dublin have stalled

However, red light cameras will come into operation at the Merrion Gates level crossings in south Dublin by the end of January

There have been 189 deaths on Irish roads this year – the highest number in a decade

RSA received 2,024 complaints last year over the driving test service

Alan Walsh (40s) collided with a car in Waterford city

Some 188 people have died on Irish roads so far in 2025

Road fatalities total 186 as of December 23rd, 19 more than in same period in 2024

Woman (80s) treated for serious injuries after incident that forced total northbound closure

Susan Gray of road safety and victim support group Parc says Government is not taking issue of road safety seriously

Man (50s) arrested following fatal incident involving car and heavy goods vehicle near Castleblayney on Thursday morning

Appeal concerns ‘public safety on the roads’ - judges

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

Fiosrú carrying out separate inquiry into fatal road-traffic incident involving garda and pedestrian

Garda data shows 180 people have died on Irish roads, 15 more than same period last year