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Are breathalysers in pubs a good or bad idea?
Agency had sought tenders to provide devices so drinkers could test themselves
Man (60s) dies after collision involving truck and car in Co Wicklow
Gardaí appeal for witnesses to incident which took place on N81 at Athgarvan
When did children stop playing outside?
One in six Irish parents don’t think it’s safe for their five-year-old child to play outside at home during the day
Man in his 60s dies in Meath crash
Collision between truck and a car occurred after 3pm on N2 north of Ashbourne-Rath Roundabout
‘One fall without a helmet changed my life forever’: Cyclist fronts new road safety campaign
Niall Connor was left with a permanent brain injury after coming off his bike aged 14
Former Kerry footballer says ‘10 seconds of recklessness’ by driver changed his life forever
Seán O’Leary sustained multiple fractures and developed PTSD after collision in 2021
A5 upgrade is welcome, but why not a train service too?
Donegal is the ‘forgotten county’ when it comes to rail system
Drivers should not have to guess whether their car is visible from behind
A trick of the light jeopardises road safety
A pedestrian sees red
Why do we have to keep stopping, pressing buttons and waiting while motor traffic just keeps moving?
Calls for ban on rickshaws in Dublin following death of young mother
Galway city introduced bylaws in 2013 preventing use of rickshaws
A5 ruling a ‘relief’ for bereaved families, All-Ireland winner who lost two siblings says
€2 billion upgrade would be Northern Ireland’s largest ever road project
Woman (20s) seriously injured in crash between jeep and e-bike in Co Louth
E-bike rider in hospital with serious injuries following collision in Co Louth
Under-18s banned from using e-scooters from today
Fees for detention and storage of seized e-scooters also double amid crackdown on the vehicles
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
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
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