Motorists are being warned that parts of the M6 motorway will be closed this morning.

THE National Roads Authority (NRA) has parked plans to build nine of the 12 service stations that had been earmarked for Ireland’s motorways.

Gardaí are at the scene of a serious road accident in Co Westmeath.

A woman was killed and 18 other people were injured today when a minibus overturned.

AA Roadwatch is warning of treacherous road conditions in parts of the country this morning.

Regional airports may have to look to international destinations to bring in some public service obligation funding, finds Seán McCárthaigh.

The latest section of the N6 has been officially opened in Co Westmeath.

The new REM album, released in Ireland today, is the latest to be recorded in a little-known Co Westmeath studio.

Two teenage girls and a pensioner became the latest victims of the roads when they were killed in separate crashes today.

A MALE pedestrian remains fighting for his life after being struck by a car in Athlone, Co Westmeath, on Sunday evening.

Motorists are being urged to take care on the roads this morning following snow, sleet and freezing rain in many areas.

IN response to your editorial (‘Speed kills, so slow down’, February 5), I find the views expressed lacking in thought and, unfortunately, all too similar to the rhetoric we hear from various campaigners like Gay Byrne.

TWO workers at Limerick’s Dell computer plant were killed in a horrific road accident, which claimed four lives at the weekend.

Two men have been killed in a crash overnight in Co Roscommon.

A man has been killed in a road accident in Co Westmeath.

TRANSPORT is one of the biggest beneficiaries in the Government’s budget with Finance Minister Brian Cowen announcing an overall investment package worth €2.7 billion.

IT’S bigger, better and hopefully will be brighter than most of the music festivals that have captivated Irish audiences in recent weeks.

As the weekend death toll on the roads reached nine, safety chiefs today reiterated warnings that July is the deadliest month for collisions.

A 80-year-old man died after he was struck by a truck, Gardaí have confirmed.

Three people were killed on the country’s roads in 24 hours, gardaí today confirmed.

A man has died after the car in which he was travelling crashed on the N6 in Co Westmeath this morning.

Motorists are being warned of heavy fog in parts of the country.

Motorists in the midlands are being urged to drive carefully this morning, with heavy fog reported in many areas.

JOURNEY times between Dublin and Cork are set to drop to two-and-a-quarter hours when a number of major projects announced yesterday are completed.

The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has announced that the new stretch of the N6 between Kinnegad and Tyrrelspass in Co Westmeath will open earlier than expected.

A man has been killed in a car crash in Co Westmeath early this morning.

A man has died in a collision between a car and a lorry on the N6 in Co Westmeath this morning.

TRANSPORT Minister Martin Cullen yesterday defended the €2.50 toll on the new Kilcock/Kinnegad bypass - the most expensive in the country.

Transport Minister Martin Cullen today defended the €2.50 toll on the new Kilcock/Kinnegad Bypass – the most expensive in the country.

APPROVAL has been granted for a controversial section of motorway to run through a historic battlefield site tagged Ireland’s Gettysburg.

SPENDING on infrastructure could reach €100 billion over the next 10 years, Finance Minister Brian Cowen said in Derry yesterday.

Two people have died after the car they were travelling in collided with an articulated lorry in Co Galway this morning.

MINISTER of State Frank Fahey contacted the Taoiseach yesterday to explain how his ministerial car was caught speeding last week.

The long-awaited €17.2m Loughrea bypass in Co Galway will cut out a notorious bottleneck and reduce journey times for motorists, it was claimed today.

Gardaí have released the name of a woman who died in a road accident in Co Westmeath last night.