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Eamon Ryan to bring memo on road speeds to Cabinet after spike in deaths

The government is to consider a plan to reduce road speeds across the country in the wake of several deaths on Irish roads. It comes after a senior Garda said that reducing speed limits on some rural roads should be looked at as a way to tackle ...

31 Aug 2023 at 19:02

National News

Reducing speed limits on some rural roads needs considering, senior garda says

Reducing speed limits on some rural roads should be looked at as a way to tackle rising crash death rates, a senior garda has said. Assistant Commissioner for Roads Policing Paula Hilman said increased Garda enforcement would not on its own ...

31 Aug 2023 at 12:01

More than 125 drivers caught speeding in first hours of ‘slow down’ day

National News

Fifty drivers caught speeding at start of ‘Slow Down’ day

More than 125 drivers were caught speeding in the first five hours of a Garda ‘slow down’ day initiative. One of the 127 motorists detected driving in excess of the speed limit was travelling at 155km/h on the M6 in Westmeath, gardai said. ...

04 Sept 2023 at 13:43

National News

Gardai urge caution on roads following spike in fatalities

Gardai have warned people that driving is probably the most dangerous thing they will do with their day, as they urged people to be safer on the roads. A senior garda has urged passengers that do not feel safe to tell drivers to slow down,...

31 Aug 2023 at 00:01

National News

Deaths on Irish roads rose 19% last year to 184

More than 180 people were killed in road traffic collisions in Ireland in 2023, marking a nearly 20% rise in fatalities from the previous year. Provisional road traffic collision figures show 184 people died in 173 fatal crashes in 2023, ...

01 Jan 2024 at 18:48

National News

Let’s try to make this a bank holiday where nobody dies on the roads: Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar and the Gardai are appealing to people to consider their behaviours when driving to try to ensure there are no deaths on the roads this bank holiday weekend. Assistant Commissioner Paula Hilman said that 25 people have ...

04 Aug 2023 at 18:51

Motoring

Garda May Bank Holiday Road Safety Appeal

Ahead of the May Bank Holiday Weekend, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána are reminding motorcyclists to ‘Ease off the throttle and keep within the speed limit as we enter the high risk summer period for ...

02 May 2019 at 15:28

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Gardaí urge Kilkenny drivers to join Project EDWARD and improve road safety

Project EDWARD is an initiative designed by Gardaí to encourage drivers to be more mindful of road safety. "Reduce speed, never drink or take drugs and drive, put away phones, belt up for every journey and make yourself ...

18 Sept 2018 at 16:31

National News

Man killed in single-vehicle crash in Co Waterford

A man has died and two others have been injured in a single-car crash in Co Waterford. The collision took place on the L1020 Old Tramore Road, Ballycoardra, at around 2.20pm on Saturday. One of the occupants of the ...

11 May 2025 at 10:01

National News

Man dies following road crash in Co Galway

A man aged in his 60s has died following a road crash in Co Galway. The man died following the incident in Tuam on Friday night. A Garda spokesperson said they were alerted to a collision involving one vehicle on ...

17 May 2025 at 10:28

National News

Cyclist, 19, dies after being hit by van in Dublin

A 19-year-old man has died after being struck by a van while cycling in Dublin. The incident took place on the junction of Griffeen Avenue, R136 and Balgaddy Road at around 7.30am in the Lucan area on Wednesday. ...

11 Jun 2025 at 12:12

Local News

REVEALED: Carlow/Kilkenny's Garda breath test discrepancy figures

The report into Mandatory Alcohol Testing (MAT) published today revealed a discrepancy between the number of tests counted on the Garda PULSE system and the number actually registered by the force’s ...

06 Sept 2017 at 22:41

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