Annual revenue for GoSafe speed camera operator surges towards €30m
Two cameras, in Co Mayo and Co Kilkenny, were raising €40,000 and €32,000 respectively in speeding fines per week, report shows
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What one Kerry road tells us about speed limits and road safety
An impromptu civilian road safety investigation unit emerged in Kerry, where residents counted collisions, measured footpaths and cross-referenced design standards
Seven years after asking, gardaí cannot access driving licence photos
Ability to confirm drivers’ identity with photographs omitted from legislation due to ‘complex’ GDPR rules
Proposal for Julianstown bypass and public realm works enjoys widespread support
Residents have campaigned for more than 40 years for this project to reverse neglect and dereliction
Care organisations criticise rhetoric against ‘vulnerable children’ over wrong-way M9 crash
Government approach will ‘do nothing’ to prevent similar tragedies, children’s care alliance says
Technology solutions to tackle wrong-way driving could be 15 years away
Transport committee hears people could easily drive on to a motorway in the correct direction before turning
Should we make road death reports available?
We could implement corrective measures once the causes are known, like what happens after air accidents
Google, Meta and TikTok to defend record of policing illegal content at Oireachtas
Media regulator concerned about ‘glorification of dangerous activity’ after fatal M9 crash in August
Hospital presentations due to e-scooters, scramblers and e-bikes rising ‘exponentially’
Trauma experts say adults are presenting with broken limbs, ‘severe’ brain injuries and spinal fractures
Poor driving standards and lack of law enforcement responsible for rising road deaths
If Seán Canney truly believes most people drive with due care, he should take a short walk on Dublin’s North Circular Road
Road safety minister blames ‘everyone involved’, including road users, for rising death toll
Seán Canney’s remarks come after four deaths at the weekend and as EU ministers gather to discuss road safety
Four people killed in separate road crashes in Wexford, Limerick, Meath and Waterford
Man (20s) fatally injured in Co Limerick and male driver (50s) dies in Co Meath crash
Two takes on LED headlight glare discussion
Tolerable luminance should be an absolute priority for vehicle manufacturers and for Government
Gardaí ‘acted appropriately’ before fatal M9 crash, Fiosrú says
Watchdog says officers followed BMW on N78 in Athy before five teenagers being killed when car went in wrong direction on motorway
Stricter rules needed on headlights in era of LEDs, SUVs and automatic dipping
Dazzling other drivers before dipping your lights is not polite, safe or acceptable
Dazzling headlights a worrying feature of night-time driving
Modern LED systems can produce extremely high luminance from small light sources
Sisters hit in wrong-way M9 crash recovering ‘one day at a time’
They were going to family wedding when their car was struck by BMW in early-morning incident
Woman (60s) dies from injuries from crash in Co Limerick two weeks ago
Gardaí said investigations are ongoing
Boy (2) killed in Co Limerick hit-and-run named locally
Driver did not remain at the scene but man arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence at another location
How can you stay on the right side of the law as new e-scooter rules come into effect?
A ban on under-18s using e-scooters was due to be introduced, but has been deferred.
Ministers divided over plans to reclassify e-scooters as motor vehicles
Reclassification of vehicles with a 20km/h speed limit could become a de facto ban if insurance is not available
M50 flyover barriers not designed to stop head-on collisions, says TII following crash
Condition of seriously injured couple in car that drove off motorway bridge on Wednesday remains unknown
Bicycle-lane designers seem to neglect the reason people cycle in the first place
We need a better balance between safety and function
Wrong-way motorway driving could be detected by AI
Wrong-way motorway driving to face harsher penalties under new laws announced after M9 crash
The true cost of teaching your child to drive
On the Money: Insurance and driving lessons will likely cost well over €1,000 before considering ancillary costs or their own car
Stopping dangerous cars is possible with technology now used in US
Grappler device can catch a fleeing vehicle’s rear wheel or axle
Wife of man crushed by stolen SUV says she does not know when he will walk again
Jackson Singh (32) was hit by vehicle in Co Carlow in July, with one teen arrested in connection later killed in M9 crash
Road safety groups to examine technology that may reduce wrong-way driving
Meeting will consider use of warning signage and detection technology
Readers’ views: Motorway off-ramp spikes among suggestions to tackle wrong-way driving
Matrix sign alerts also suggested by readers in wake of recent incidents that led to fatalities and serious injuries
Galway crash leaves teenager critical and three others injured
The seriously injured male, who was a passenger in the car, is being treated at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin
M9 crash funeral: Jack Kennedy’s mother sends ‘heartfelt apologies’ to the injured
Canon Frank McEvoy appeals to young people who might be attracted to criminal activity to ‘please stop’ during funeral Mass in Athy
‘What the boys did was wrong,’ priest tells funeral of M9 crash teenager Jeremy O’Brien
Fourth of five funerals takes place as family members injured in motorway collision remain in hospital
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