NRA proposes additional tolls for M50Varadkar says he would have ‘serious problem’ with toll being increased at peak timesSat Apr 12 2014 - 06:20
Law banning use of poor box in traffic cases widely ignoredMotorists are still avoiding points three years after the rules changedWed Mar 26 2014 - 01:00
Unaccompanied learner drivers escape serious finesOnly one-fifth of learner drivers who drive unaccompanied or fail to display an L-plate are convicted and finedTue Mar 11 2014 - 18:58
Archbishop admits some in church may be homophobicMartin says debate on same-sex marriage in Ireland has got off to ‘a bad start’Sun Feb 09 2014 - 20:16
Head of Garda traffic corps denies lower enforcement levelsAssistant Commissioner John Twomey says fall in detections of speeding, illegally using a mobile phone and not wearing a seat belt is the result of drivers becoming more compliant with the lawWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
Varadkar in favour of garda whistleblower giving evidencePAC chairman says he doesn’t mind if evidence held in a public or private sessionSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
Tolls could drop for HGVsGovernment says toll-free November encouraged hauliers to use motorwaysWed Jan 08 2014 - 01:00
Roadside device will test drivers for drugsEquipment can test for some, but not all, of the seven most commonly detected drugs so impairment tests will still be requiredSat Dec 28 2013 - 08:44
Leo Varadkar criticises judges over traffic casesMinister for Transport frustrated at failure to impose penalty points in the courtsSat Dec 28 2013 - 08:43
'Penalty points have been hugely successful'Minister says new Road Traffic Bill will make a big difference to safety on the roads.Sat Dec 28 2013 - 01:00
Met Éireann upgrades storm warning to ‘status red’Atlantic storm coming over country this evening may feature gusts of 90 to 120 km/hThu Dec 26 2013 - 20:51
Vehicle fires now more common than house firesCalls for changes in rules on end-of-life cars as 3,500 vehicle fires reported in 2011Wed Dec 18 2013 - 08:10
Raised points limit gives learners one more chanceAmended law allows for at least three offences before being banned from driving. Plus: concern over increase in vehicle firesWed Dec 18 2013 - 01:00
New rural speed sign shows challenge of 90,000km networkVaradkar says too many motorists treat speed limit as a target rather than maximumThu Nov 21 2013 - 21:55
Appeals process for ‘inconsistent’ and ‘silly’ speed limitsNew rural speed sign, which does not have a metric limit, will replace 80kmh limits on many rural roadsThu Nov 21 2013 - 18:33
Garda Commissioner seeks return of documents from PAC chairmanMartin Callinan believes information given by whistleblower contained personal dataThu Nov 21 2013 - 07:52
No green light to use bus lanes on bank holidaysDublin City Council says ‘no need’ to open bus lanes to motorists on bank holidaysTue Nov 19 2013 - 22:06
Appeal against toll Vat to be decided soonRevenue will decide in January on Vat charges on M50 and Port Tunnel tollsTue Nov 19 2013 - 21:37
Harsher penalties for hit-and-run offences on Irish roadsAfter three incidents that have resulted in death or serious injury over the past two weeks, proposed legislation will lift the maximum penalty for leaving the scene of a collision from six months to 10 years in jail, a €5,000 fine, or bothWed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00
Extra staff on duty to counter driving licence delaysFirst day of new system marred by IT problems and helpline difficultiesWed Oct 30 2013 - 11:15
Private speed camera monitoring to increaseAn Garda is raising the number of hours of speed detection contracted outWed Oct 30 2013 - 06:00
Convicted drivers still given a licence to escape penalty pointsDrivers who forget to bring their driving licences to court are avoiding penalty points, especially in Dundalk and DroghedaWed Oct 23 2013 - 10:16
Budget won’t take its tollRoads authority not to increase tolls in 2014, but privately run tolls may riseTue Oct 08 2013 - 18:32
Nearly half of drivers before courts avoid penalty points by not bringing in their driving licencesChairman of Road Safety Authority Gay Byrne writes to Minister for Justice expressing frustration that Section 63 legislation is not being enforcedWed Sept 25 2013 - 06:00
Gardaí to record drivers’ use of phone at time of crashMove forms change to way collision data collected to improve understnading of causesWed Aug 28 2013 - 11:21
Varadkar proposes HGV toll holiday to coax truckers off back roadsState will cover estimated €3m cost of suspending tolls for lorries in NovemberFri Aug 02 2013 - 02:00
NRA outsources upkeep of 750km of motorwayContracts are initially for five years, with option for two-year extensionFri Jun 28 2013 - 01:00
Road safety disputed as penalty notices drop 37%Garda says fall in fixed-penalty notices is down to better driving and effective enforcement. Road Safety Authority concerned about number of patrols and warns against complacencyWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
System blamed for low number of alcohol testsA law introduced to ensure drivers involved in a serious collision are tested for alcohol is not functioning effectively because…Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Alcohol tests still not carried on all drivers in fatal, serious crashesGardaí are continuing to exercise discretion in deciding not to test drivers involved in serious collisions for alcohol consumption…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Learner drivers face penalty pointsA new range of penalty points for motoring offences has been approved by Cabinet in the latest iteration of the Road Traffic …Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
L-plate drivers face penalty point increaseLearner motorists caught driving unaccompanied will shortly face a sanction of two penalty points with a further two for failing…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Penalty point review to target learner driversTOUGHER PENALTIES for learner motorists who drive unaccompanied or fail to display L-plates are under consideration by the Minister…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Call for access to data on stolen carsTHE FORMER HEAD of the Garda stolen-vehicle unit has called for information on car thefts to be made available to third parties…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
May M50 traffic reached record high of 3.5mTRAFFIC ON THE M50 reached a record high of 3.5 million vehicles in May, an annual rise of 3 per centWed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank backlog until end of weekA BACKLOG in payments affecting more than 100,000 Ulster Bank customers will not be resolved until the end of the week, the bank…Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
Drivers 'must bring licence to court'Court summons relating to road traffic offences will from next month state the requirement to bring a licence to court so penalty…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
New drink-driving sanctions proposedMOTORISTS CAUGHT over the alcohol limit or driving dangerously may be subject to a new range of sanctions, including retraining…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Drunk drivers may face new sanctionsMOTORISTS CAUGHT over the alcohol limit or driving dangerously may be subject to a new range of sanctions, including retraining…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
New vehicle testing Bill approvedLegislation that will see responsibility for commercial vehicle testing transfer from local authorities to the Road Safety Authority…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
State spent €30m on goodwill payments for roadsTHE STATE spent €30 million on goodwill payments to landowners for not obstructing agricultural land sales for road projects …Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Loophole lets 85,000 drivers avoid pointsA LEGISLATIVE change to close a loophole that allowed more than 80,000 drivers escape penalty points is not working, it has emerged…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
New driver's licence to be introduced in 2012A CREDIT CARD-style driving licence with a microchip holding information about the driver is to be introduced next year.Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
New rules coming our wayA DECADE AGO, road deaths were almost double the current rate, privatised speed cameras were a twinkle in Seamus Brennan’s eye…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Proposal for blood testing at crash sites delayedA PROPOSAL TO take a blood sample from unconscious drivers involved in crashes to test for alcohol levels has been delayed after…Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Banned drivers failing to hand in licencesJUST OVER A third of the 1,354 drivers disqualified from driving after accumulating 12 penalty points have surrendered their …Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Minister willing to sell assets to help fund road projectsMINISTER FOR Transport Leo Varadkar has said he is willing to sell assets, over and beyond the stake in Aer Lingus, to raise …Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
17 per cent of cars resold had finance outstanding, survey showsALMOST ONE IN FIVE cars offered for sale which were less than four years old had finance outstanding, according to a study by…Wed Sept 21 2011 - 01:00
