The Road Safety Authority (RSA) marked the opening of Road Safety Week by pointing out that Ireland is falling behind Europe in setting 30km/h speed limits in cities and towns. 

Almost one third of bikers involved in fatal road accidents had been drinking, research has found.

Fine Gael have said that almost half of the money allocated to local councils "has still not been used", even though winter is approaching rapidly.

FOUR people died and three others were injured in a series of road accidents in one eight-hour period over the weekend.