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Kilkenny learner drivers face more months on waiting list following permit announcement

The reality that many learner drivers face months more waiting to sit a driving test is all but confirmed in a new annoucement from the Department of Transport. In it, the Department confirms that the validity of learner driver licences has been ...

24 Jun 2021 at 23:00

Local News

L and N plate drivers across Kilkenny to face tougher penalty point rules

The Department of Transport has says it has written to a number of Learner and Novice drivers to inform them of a legal clarification on the penalty point disqualification threshold for these licence types. A statement said new legislation ...

17 May 2021 at 17:30

National News

Gardaí crack down on unaccompanied learner drivers at checkpoint

A JOINT agency checkpoint in Kildare saw the Naas Roads Policing Unit seize five vehicles, taking action against four unaccompanied learner drivers and a disqualified driver. The operation, carried out in Carbury, aimed to ensure the ...

27 Nov 2023 at 12:17

National News

Gardaí seize luxury BMW from unaccompanied learner with no seatbelt, L-plates or insurance

Gardaí seized a luxury BMW from an unaccompanied learner driver for a number of offences. Gardai in Roscommon were on patrol when they intercepted the BMW driver for not wearing their seatbelt. When the car was stopped, it was found ...

22 Oct 2024 at 08:12

National News

Gardaí halt and seize car of speeding learner driver on busy motorway

GARDAÍ intervened on the M1 motorway to apprehend a learner driver who was caught driving recklessly in adverse weather conditions. The Dundalk Roads Policing Unit, spotted the offending vehicle speeding at 60kph in the hard ...

07 Dec 2023 at 09:59

National News

RSA aims to tackle driving test backlog by hiring almost 100 new testers

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has begun a recruitment campaign for seventy five additional driver testers. That's according to the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan TD, and the Minister of State with responsibility for ...

12 Apr 2023 at 10:59

National News

Learner driver caught driving on wrong side of the road with no lights, insurance or NCT arrested

A learner driver has been arrested after being stopped by Gardai in Cork city while under the influence of drugs. The unaccompanied learner driver was initially stopped by Gardai for driving on the wrong side of the road ...

09 Sept 2023 at 11:46

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New driving testers 'will help to address backlog' in Kilkenny

Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow-Kilkenny, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, has welcomed the announcement by Fianna Fáil Minister Jack Chambers, which approves the hiring of 75 additional driver testers by the Road Safety Authority ...

12 Apr 2023 at 11:15

National News

Over 1,300 unaccompanied learner drivers had their cars seized so far this year

Gardaí have seized over 1,300 cars from unaccompanied learner drivers so far this year, latest figures show. A total of 586 penalty point notices were issued to novice drivers and motorcycle riders for non-display of ...

12 May 2022 at 18:57

National News

Learner driver caught speeding while on their phone and that's not all

Gardaí in Kildare detected an unaccompanied learner driver speeding during heavy rainfall while also using their phone. The Roads Policing Unit attached to Naas Garda Station were on patrol of the N7 when they ...

31 Jan 2025 at 11:32

National News

Teenage learner driver caught driving dangerously at speed on busy N80

A teenage learner driver has been caught driving dangerously on a busy national road. According to An Garda Síochána, officers on patrol in Gorey, Co Wexford detected the teenager driving dangerously over the ...

09 Apr 2024 at 19:22

National News

You'll never guess how long this driver has been on a learner permit as car seized

Gardaí in Kildare arrested an unaccompanied learner driver while carrying out a checkpoint in Barberstown recently. The driver had held their learners permit for over 18 years. Not only were they ...

18 Feb 2025 at 13:01

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