Road Safety Authority

Wrong-way motorway driving to face harsher penalties under new laws announced after M9 crash

On the Money: Insurance and driving lessons will likely cost well over €1,000 before considering ancillary costs or their own car

Meeting will consider use of warning signage and detection technology

All test appointments, applications to move to Killester but RSA could not say how many learners affected

Battery-powered scooters help cut emissions by replacing car journeys and when used with public transport

Darragh O’Brien to work with Road Safety Authority on proposed legislation over the summer

Record numbers of people killed on roads ‘highlight the risk’ as drivers are urged to slow down over August bank holiday

Road Safety Authority unable to access data on category of permits

Cycling Callout

Council’s response to speed limit review suggests Minister should look beyond RSA for accountability

The Road Safety Authority avoids anything that might be perceived ‘as insensitive or prematurely apportioning blame’ in reporting road deaths

Minister of State Seán Canney to bring proposed RSA reforms to Government

Targets to reduce road deaths hampered by population growth and boom in road users, group tells transport committee

Minister said last month proposed reforms for the Road Safety Authority would be brought forward shortly, but there is no sign of them yet

Who needs to talk to anyone when you can constantly scroll alone?

New research shows Ireland’s longer-term road mortality rate is still lower than EU average

We should be furious that road safety campaigns focus on high-vis clothing while our streets become increasingly dangerous

Motor-propelled vehicles are ‘of benefit to people’, but making rules enforceable is critical, says junior Minister

We have designed roads to suit cars and trucks to the point where it is not safe to walk or cycle

Bank holiday roads policing operation in place as busy roads lead to risk

Garda operation over bank holiday weekend to target dangerous driving, speeding and mobile use at wheel

Checking text messages, eating food and adjusting navigation apps among the distractions surveyed

Inspections possible by officers via hand-held or in-car technology without stopping traffic

Greater policing resources and stricter rules for learners among moves mentioned in address by Susan Gray of Parc

Government needs to stop regarding road deaths as inevitable tragedies, says association

Irish Road Victims’ Association says ‘lives continue to be lost and families continue to be affected’

In the News podcast: 2026 is on track to become one of the worst years for Irish road deaths in a decade

Would I be within my rights to place a traffic cone outside my home?

Jax’s Law would recognise babies who die in the womb as victims in road traffic collisions

One motorist was caught driving at 147km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N11 in Co Wicklow

Windy weekend will bring gales in coastal areas before a bright but breezy Easter Sunday

We don’t need to ban e-scooters. We need to start planning for them

More than 1,200 people in last two weeks prevented from doing driving tests because they couldn’t provide proof of insurance

Last month 5,356 people were on list, an ‘extraordinary number’, says local TD

Last year, one person died every 35 hours in a crash across the island

The head restraint accessory claims to prevent a child’s head from falling forwards or sideways if they fall asleep

Concerns about uninsured vehicles being presented for driving tests

Fórsa said RSA staff will engage in indefinite action if test candidates cannot produce valid insurance certificates

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

Transport committee hears call for ‘fully independent road safety commissioner with legislative authority’