Podge Collins’ 48th-minute goal set Clare on their way to their first Division 1A win of the campaign in Cusack Park.

The Automobile Association’s Director of Consumer Affairs, Conor Faughnan says that “rubber necking” and the taking photographs and videos at the scene of accidents are becoming a major problem.

There was some good news for motorists in the most recent CSO statistics, with insurance prices to December 2018 reported to have fallen 7% on the previous year, writes Grainne McGuinness

A monthly survey of fuel prices by the AA has found that the average cost of a litre of petrol has hit its lowest level since August 2017.

1.5% admitted to doing so on more than five occasions in 2018.

Just under 12% of motorists admit to having been involved in a near miss or an incident after being distracted by the actions of a passenger in their vehicle, recent research has found.

Less than 40% of Irish motorists would stop and offer assistance to a driver who has experienced a car breakdown according to a recent survey.

Almost three-quarters of people will avoid posting about their upcoming holidays on social media for fear of being burgled.

Irish roads are getting access to a new mobile-charging unit for electric cars.

The clocks went back in the early hours of the morning which means the evenings will be getting darker earlier for the rest of the year.

AA Ireland says it supports the strengthening of the drink-driving laws because it will make roads safer.

Speed is still a problem on our roads.

Around €4.7 million was collected in speeding fines between January and September of last year.

Despite a relatively mild winter, over 10% of motorists have experienced a breakdown within the past 6 months according to recent research from AA Ireland.

According to recent findings from AA Ireland, almost 8% of Irish homeowners would be willing to tackle a home intruder directly in an attempt to restrain them until gardaí arrive.

The number of Irish motorists experiencing a breakdown has increased by 4.3% year on year according to AA Ireland’s Annual Breakdown Review.

The cost of driving home for Christmas is on the rise for motorists as the average price of a litre of petrol rose by 1c and diesel by 1.3c in the last month according to the latest AA Fuel Price Index.

AA Ireland has said the cost of running a car has increased this year despite a significant drop in fuel prices.

Private equity fund Carlyle Cardinal Ireland (CCI) has made its seventh Irish investment with the acquisition of AA Ireland for €156.6m.

A third of Irish drivers involved in fatal collisions have no insurance, according to the Road Safety Authority.

Drivers are being urged to prepare your vehicle if you plan on taking a long journey this bank holiday weekend.

Grumpy judges have been accused by a leading road safety advocate of turning speeding cases into a lottery in which the judge’s mood decides the fate of the accused.

Supermodel Stephanie Seymour will get a drink-driving case dismissed if she completes alcohol abuse treatment, attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and meets with victims of drink-drive accidents, a judge ruled.

The AA is reminding motorists that new cars are still vulnerable to breakdowns after attending to over four a day in January alone.

A leading motoring organisation is calling on the Government to intervene to stop car insurance premiums rocketing.

The cost of car insurance is rising dramatically and urgent action will be required to stem future steep increases, the AA, one of the country’s largest insurance brokers, has said.

AA roadwatch are advising motorists to take care.

The euro’s weakness hit the Irish arm of insurance and roadside recovery firm AA last year with revenues and earnings declining despite an increased number of customers.

Rising insurance premiums are keeping the cost of running a car up, at a time when fuel prices are falling.

Almost a third of drivers say they regularly see people applying make-up or shaving while driving.

The AA is calling for the Government to tackle peak periods of NCT demand.