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Road Safety

Yesterday
15th July 2026
e-scooters
Garda Commissioner 'absolutely' supports a ban on e-scooters on Irish roads
Updated 13 hrs ago
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Last week
5th July 2026 - 11th July 2026
Your Thoughts
Letters to the editor
9 Jul
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This month
July 2026
staying safe
Breathalysers at gigs: "People are saying, 'Oh my God, I thought I was ok, I only had one drink"
4 Jul
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Kilkenny
Single speed camera responsible for over 30,000 fines 'is unusual', justice minister says
3 Jul
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Last month
June 2026
Road Safety
Tánaiste says he is 'concerned' by lack of registration system for e-scooters
30 Jun
6.4k
cycling offences
Over 570 cyclists were fined for running red lights in Dublin last year
29 Jun
9.2k
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Kilkenny
Cyclist injured in Kilkenny collision dies in hospital
28 Jun
14.2k
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PodcastThe Explainer
Why do so many speeding cases never end in a conviction?
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Donegal International Rally
'A young life taken too early': Teenage spectator dies in incident during Donegal Rally
Updated 21 Jun
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6
scramblers
Gardaí seized more than 1,000 scramblers, e-bikes and e-scooters in first quarter of 2026
19 Jun
22.4k
30
Dún Laoghaire
Truck driver found not guilty of careless driving causing death of 78-year-old woman
11 Jun
15.4k
off the rails
Irish Rail shared these hair-raising clips of level crossing near-misses in a safety drive
Updated 9 Jun
18.2k
40
The Morning Lead
Irish drivers are borrowing more to buy cars. Why? And what are the risks?
1 Jun
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88
May
May 2026
Road Deaths
​Teenage motorcyclist death is the third road fatality in the country since Monday
27 May
20.5k
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Road Safety
Cyclists criticise push by Clare councillors to make high-vis jackets mandatory
26 May
28.2k
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Road Safety
Young men from Donegal and Mayo 'disproportionately' represented in collisions, RSA says
23 May
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Road Safety
Motoring: Should we trust self-driving cars?
Paddy Comyn
23 May
4.4k
52
The Morning Lead
Embassy staff swerved punishment for 22 speeding offences in three-year period
Some diplomatic missions avoided multiple separate speeding offences.
18 May
28.8k
36
Road Deaths
Drink-driving: If your chance of being caught is 1 in 77, where is the deterrent?
Paddy Comyn
16 May
9.6k
46
Road Safety
'I miss my old life': Doctor severely injured in hit-and-run speaks out on road safety crisis
Seán Owens was on the way to a house call when he was hit by a car. He lost his right ear and spent nine months in hospital. He can no longer work as a GP.
13 May
30.6k
44
Road Safety
More than 1,200 drivers detected for speeding offences so far this long weekend
2 May
5.4k
38
Road Safety
Driver speeding at 173km/h in 100km/h zone among hundreds caught at start of long weekend
1 May
18.9k
April
April 2026
Fatal Crash
Teenage motorcyclist dead after collision with car in Donegal
26 Apr
7.3k
Road Safety
Families of people lost in road crashes say they are often 'left in the dark' about inquests
22 Apr
3.2k
8
Road Safety
Over 4,000 drivers caught speeding and 175 intoxicated during Easter bank holiday weekend
7 Apr
4.3k
Motoring
Drink-driving: If you can't stop the driver, stop the car
Paddy Comyn
4 Apr
24.1k
33
scramblers
Ban on scrambler bikes 'effectively unenforceable' without garda pursuit training
3 Apr
12.6k
Road Safety
'Every garda on duty' will help police Irish roads over Easter Bank Holiday weekend
2 Apr
7.9k
35
This year
2026
Kerry
Man who was knocked down by driver who fled the scene has died in hospital
5 Mar
17.4k
Road Deaths
Teenager killed in Navan hit-and-run named locally as Mia Lily Keogh O'Keeffe
Updated 23 Feb
89.4k
Meath
Number killed on Ireland's roads this weekend rises to seven, with a further six injured
Four road deaths have been confirmed today by policing authorities.
Updated 22 Feb
56.7k
Road Safety
Grace's Law: Total ban on scramblers in public places to be implemented in 'coming weeks'
Transport Minister says new law will mean scramblers can be seized and destroyed.
Updated 4 Feb
20.8k
85
RELATED
Helmets and hi-vis clothing to be made mandatory for e-bikes and e-scooter users
4 Feb
Garda sources say they are limited in what they can do to stop scramblers
29 Jan
Minister says gardaí have 'power' to seize scramblers but tougher laws to go to Cabinet within weeks
28 Jan
Scramblers and E-Scooters: Time for radical action before another life is lost
28 Jan
Taoiseach says there should be no scramblers on public roads after teenager's death
27 Jan
Road Safety
Helmets and hi-vis clothing to be made mandatory for e-bikes and e-scooter users
4 Feb
54.1k
299
PodcastThe Explainer
What exactly are the rules for scramblers and e-scooters?
road crashes
Ireland's dangerous roads: When cars come first, everyone loses
Sadhbh O' Neill
26 Jan
6.1k
Road Safety
Has the standard of driving in Ireland gotten worse?
25 Jan
33.4k
217
Dairying escape
This leaping cow nearly caused a major crash on a rainy M6 this morning
22 Jan
24.1k
Fine line
Learner drivers 'failing tests' due to severely faded road markings
The difficulty of tests has been compounded by unclear or “invisible” lines and symbols, the head of a major driving school has said.
Mairead Maguire
16 Jan
23.1k
72
Paddy Comyn
Road safety: Drivers use Netflix in their cars and we wonder why people are dying on the roads
Paddy Comyn
10 Jan
24.0k
74
The Daily Poll
Would you tell gardaí if you were in a car with someone who was driving dangerously?
8 Jan
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