THE driving test pass rate differs considerably from one town to another and some drivers have to wait four times longer to sit the exam, depending on where they apply.

Chaos reigned at Dublin Airport today as hundreds of travellers faced lengthy queues to pass through immigration checks after landing.

CONCERNS over a possible fuel shortage at Dublin Airport on Monday resulted in delays and aircraft having to refuel in airports overseas, sparking fears of a summer of chaos for air passengers.

I AM a truck driver who travels the length and breadth of the country and I would like to highlight the lack of parking places especially as the EU directive on drivers' hours is now being enforced by the Garda Traffic Corps.

Drivers who have been put off the road for penalty points offences are handing in their driving licences, it was claimed today.

Opening Dublin’s bus system to competing operators could lead to a huge leap in the number of people using public transport, it was claimed today.

The Enterprise and Small Business Committee of the Oireachtas has called on the Government to hold a constitutional referendum to introduce random testing of motorists for substance abuse.

GARDAÍ are to increase the use of unmarked patrol cars to clamp down on dangerous driving and speeding.

THE final bill for the Dublin Port Tunnel could exceed the estimated cost of €750 million because of a dispute between Dublin City Council and contractors working on the State’s largest ever infrastructural project.

The current system for testing anti-lock brakes on buses needs to be re-examined in the wake of the Navan Bus crash, it was claimed tonight.

IRISH road projects are €12 billion over-budget and four years behind schedule.

The Government has been urged to stop its bickering and in-fighting over Aer Lingus and take time-out to allow its new CEO time to formulate plans to revive the national carrier.

A REPLICA bomb, a gun and a knife concealed in a woman's underwear were among the items smuggled through security at Dublin Airport in an anti-terrorist audit yesterday.

THE Irish Insurance Federation wants a public debate on the levels of compensation awarded in personal injury cases.

The intervention of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and his comedy sidekick Seamus Brennan into the "will they, won’t they" airport strike would be hilarious, if it weren’t so potentially damaging, Fine Gael Transport spokesman Denis Naughten said today.

THE National Safety Council yesterday urged drivers to take more responsibility following a weekend of carnage on the roads.

Fine Gael Transport spokesman Denis Naughten has hit out at the bus links to Swords in Dublin.

Fine Gael Transport spokesman Pat Breen has urged the Government to save pre-immigration services to the US at Shannon.