Convictions for speeding are falling dramatically, with significant reductions also in the number of people convicted for driving while using a mobile phone, new figures show.

Fine Gael have set up a dedicated group to increase the party’s presence in Northern Ireland. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced the establishment of the Northern Ireland engagement group at a meeting of the Fine Gael party last night.

Boxers at least wait until the bell rings before launching their first attack. But in the scrap to win election 2016 votes, the political punches were being thrown even before the televised leaders’ debate began.

A Garda report into the practice of quashing penalty points will be published today but will not identify drivers who have had fines cancelled or gardaí who were involved in the process.

Three hundred construction jobs may be on the way for Dublin as brewer Diageo launches expansion plans.