Transport engineers have called for the urgent introduction of a road safety module in schools.

More than 750,000 penalty point offences were detected in the first nine months of the year, according to the Road Safety Authority.

A group representing road engineering experts has expressed its “alarm and disappointment” that the Government has failed to regulate the secondhand tyre industry, warning that part-worn tyres can contribute to accidents.

Engineers have called on the Road Safety Authority to launch a national campaign targeting motorcyclists, amid rising fatalities on Irish roads.

The safety of up to 89,000 cars on Irish roads may be "critically compromised" due to poorly-fitted windscreens.