More than half of those interested in owning a self-drive car say they will spend the commuting time on their phones, reading or watching television, it has emerged.

The head of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has hit out at “disgraceful and self-serving” rural politicians who, it is claimed, are delaying the passage of stricter drink- driving laws and therefore “costing lives”.

We weren’t just ending the conflict, we were also putting in place arrangements to replace the Anglo-Irish Agreement, writes then junior minister Liz O’Donnell

158 people died on Irish roads in 2017, according to the latest Road Safety Authority statistics.

A young man left paralysed after a traffic collision 11 years ago has been honoured by the Road Safety Authority for his road safety campaign.

The head the Road Safety Authority has called for the introduction of a system to verify Garda enforcement of road traffic legislation.

Danny Healy-Rae’s three-glasses-are-safe comments to a group of bereaved relatives outside the Dáil were grossly insensitive, yet they tell us something important about our attitude to alcohol

The number of arrests for driving under the influence between January and April 2017 has risen by 18% compared to the same period last year, according to gardaí.

Transport Minister Shane Ross has said the spike in deaths on Irish roads last year was “calamitous”, and has said dramatic and tough new laws to stamp out drink driving are likely.

Almost 3,200 learner drivers were caught driving without being accompanied by a qualified driver last year.

The Road Safety Authority chief is urging the Government and gardaí to boost resources to the Traffic Corps, which saw its strength plummet by 40% during austerity.

Gender quotas are needed to “move the needle” and increase the number of women sitting on the boards of Irish companies, according to the head of PayPal in Ireland.

A woman who did not pay a €1.30 parking charge on three separate occasions, or have her car taxed, was yesterday banned from driving for nine months and incurred financial penalties totalling €2,000 for four separate offences.

Speeding was a factor one in three fatal road crashes between 2008 and 2012.

The Road Safety Authority has expressed serious concern about “a significant decline” in drink-driving enforcement levels by gardaí, as figures show the number of breath tests carried out on motorists last year decreased by 18%.

Road fatalities dropped in 2015 to their second-lowest level on record, despite the worst December figures in eight years.

Over 38,000 people killed on roads on the island of Ireland will be remembered this Sunday, in a planned World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

Lobbyists are proving slow to embrace new disclosure obligations, with just eight individuals and organisations submitting details of their lobbying activities to date.

Motorists should take special care when overtaking horses on the roads and never use their horn or lights in a way that might startle the animal or the rider, according to new guidelines.

The chair of the Road Safety Authority has said she believes the use of mobile phones while driving is now “bordering on addiction”.

Traffic collisions are the leading cause of child mortality in Ireland — with more than a third of all child deaths occurring on the roads.

Schoolchildren are spreading the message about the importance of wearing seatbelts and being visible on roads at night, and some of the best campaigns were rewarded yesterday.

Two directors at Adi Roche’s Chernobyl Children’s charity have dipped into their own pockets to shore up the charity’s finances by giving it €319,000.

33-year-old pedestrian in Donegal is first fatality of 2015

New figures released today show that for the second consecutive year, deaths resulting from road traffic collisions have increased.

The number of people killed on Irish roads has increased for the second year in a row, new figures have revealed.

Some 1,100 motorists are being prosecuted every month for not wearing seat belts.

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan said new legislative measures aimed at combating the growing problem of drug-driving would "undoubtedly save lives".

The Cabinet has approved the appointment of the former deputy leader of the Progressive Democrats, Liz O'Donnell, as chairperson of the Road Safety Authority.

Robert Blair Kaiser

The finances of Adi Roche’s Chernobyl Children’s charity last year continued to worsen forcing two of its own directors to dip into their own pockets to give the charity €150,000.

WHO really exerts influence in this country? Is there a golden circle of insiders that dominate decision-making in government? Is opinion manipulated by a select cohort of furtive authoritative figures?

TAXPAYERS may have unknowingly coughed up €2.3 million to build a garden in the sky — but now they’re going to have to wait another year to see their project in bloom.

CORK’S city manager launched a defence of his officials last night after criticism from celebrity garden designer Diarmuid Gavin about how they handled his “flying garden” project.

CORK City Council has played down reports of a row with celebrity gardener Diarmuid Gavin over the funding of a gold medal- winning garden, which will become the focal point of a new park in the city.

THE recently-formed Irish Show Jumping Centres Group (ISJCG) is not hanging around.

WHY have domestic politics become so boring? Last year, since the local and European elections, there has been a palpable sense of tension and uncertainty within the Dáil and Government.

FOR all the giddiness in the Fine Gael camp, there has been only one constant in Dublin South since it was constituted in 1981 – a Brennan seat.

FINE GAEL has promised to put political speculators out of their misery and announce its widely anticipated candidate for the Dublin south by-election today.

SHORTLY after last year’s general election, a former high-ranking Progressive Democrat coldly assessed the party’s future and realised it had none.