The minister for data protection has accused the National Car Testing Service (NCTS) of flying in the face of the spirit of data protection law by refusing to release NCT results to a mother whose daughter died driving a defective car.

A grieving mother, whose daughter was killed while driving a defective car, has been denied access to an NCT report which could shed new light on what caused the crash.

Amid her immense grief, Paula Murphy finds some small consolation knowing that the death of her beloved daughter resulted in the precious gift of life for five strangers.

A leading motor assessor has accused the national car testing service, which is refusing to release NCT results on a car which was involved in a fatal road traffic accident, of hiding behind data protection laws.

A coroner has praised a family’s decision to consent to organ donation following the death of a young woman in a road traffic accident in Cork last Christmas.

The heartbroken father of a young woman who died following a road traffic collision told her requiem Mass he was “very proud” of his daughter who gave life to five people through organ donation.

Road death figures have dropped for the seventh year in a row to reach a record low.

A woman died early yesterday following injuries she received in a car crash in Co Cork.