A leading European road safety organisation has called on the Government to sign up to a new EU directive to strengthen cross-border enforcement of road traffic legislation.

IRELAND’S road safety record is the sixth best in Europe after a halving in the number of deaths in 10 years.

THE Road Safety Authority (RSA) has warned that too many drink-fuelled pedestrians are losing their lives by staggering in front of vehicles.

THE European Transport Safety Council has praised Ireland’s efforts in reducing deaths on rural roads, but said the speed limit here is too high.

IRELAND has received a major European award in recognition of almost halving the number of road deaths since 2001.

Ireland will this afternoon be recognised for the substantial decrease in the number of road deaths here since 2001.

IRELAND’S much improved performance on road safety will be officially recognised today when the Government picks up a major international award in recognition of the dramatic reduction in road fatalities achieved by the Irish authorities during 2009.

MORE THAN 3% of motorists stopped at Garda checkpoints are found to be above the drink-driving limit, according to a study on road safety performance by EU motorists.

JUST one in 10 people seriously injured in road accidents who are admitted to the National Rehabilitation Hospital are ever able to return to work.

The European Transport Safety Council has given its backing to Transport Minister Noel Dempsey's plan to cut Ireland's drink-driving limits.

Drink driving may have caused more than 1,000 fatal road crashes over the last decade, it emerged today.

IRELAND is set to miss out on the EU target of cutting road deaths by 50% by 2010, despite a major reduction in fatalities on Irish roads last year.

Dublin has cut its road deaths by 70% over the past ten years, according to an EU study published today.

DEATHS on Irish motorways are increasing at the second-highest rate in Europe, while they are dropping in most other countries.

IRELAND has one of the highest levels of drink-driving deaths in Europe, but up to now the authorities have failed to collect official statistics.

ALMOST half of all new vehicles on Irish roads are not equipped with potentially life-saving seat belt reminders, according to a study to be published today.

With six more fatalities on our roads this weekend, the carnage seems to continue relentlessly and confounds the efforts of government, gardaí and the Road Safety Authority to contain it.

THE Government’s record for reducing the number of deaths on Irish roads was branded among the worst in Europe, according to a new EU-wide survey.

Ireland's poor record on road safety is being highlighted in a report due to be published today by the European Transport Safety Council.

THE Government’s road safety record is to come under fresh scrutiny as part of a new EU-wide initiative to tackle the number of deaths on European roads.

THE Government’s record of enforcing drink driving legislation has been strongly criticised in a major new report by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC).

Ireland has been ranked 13th of the 25 EU member states when it comes to the enforcement of road-safety laws.

ALMOST one-in-four foreign-registered cars in Ireland does not comply with vehicle registration requirements, according to the Revenue.

SEVEN out of 10 Bus Éireann school buses have no seat belts, the company revealed yesterday.

Bull bars will be banned from all new cars under EU pedestrian safety plans due to be approved in Brussels today.