The sister of a woman cyclist who died in a traffic accident in Co Kerry last week is demanding the road authorities carry out urgent improvements to a notorious stretch of a bypass road.

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.

It was her request for them to separate that sent him to his death, according to the distraught wife of the suicidal Polish taxi driver who caused multiple deaths when he deliberately ploughed into the car of a Cork family.

A witness to the car crash that killed three members of the same Cork family has told how the driver seemed to accelerate in their direction in the moments before the collision.

The hospital to which people injured in road crashes are sent has a huge impact on their chances of survival and recovery, a senior medical expert has claimed.

The Government has promised to introduce legislation for a “zero-tolerance” approach to illicit drug-driving as well as motorists whose driving is impaired by the use of prescription medicines.

While the dramatic fall in road deaths over the past six years has been impressive, we face a harder task to maintain progress under the latest strategy, writes Seán McCárthaigh.

Road safety strategies may reduce deaths, but injury numbers are too high, says EU commissioner Siim Kallas.

Gardaí have named the motorcyclist who died in a road accident yesterday in County Meath.

A 30-year-old man has died after the car he was travelling collided with another vehicle near Tubbercurry in Co Sligo this morning.

Gardaí in Co Limerick are investigating a fatal road traffic collision in which a 50-year-old female pedestrian was killed.

A teenage girl has died following a two-car collision in Co Mayo.

A woman in her 70's has been killed while crossing the road in County Monaghan.

A man has died in a road accident in Co Louth overnight.

The 23-year old man charged with stealing a car used in a "joy riding" incident in Limerick, has been taken back into custody by gardai after earlier escaping.

The man charged over a "joy riding" incident in which a woman was critically injured has escaped from custody.

A teenage girl remains in a critical condition in hospital this morning after a weekend "joy riding" incident in the Dock Rd area of the city.

A man is in a serious condition in hospital this morning after his motorcycle collided with a bus in the Tallaght area of Dublin last night.

Gardai in Cobh have named the two women who died as a result of a traffic accident in Glanmire last night.

Two young women have died after their car plunged into a river near Cork.

Gardaí have named a man killed in a road accident in Co Donegal last night.

A pedestrian has died after being struck by a car in Co Donegal last night.

Gardai have arrested a second youth following a traffic accident that killed a taxi driver in Dublin yesterday morning.

Gardai in Dublin have arrested a 16-year-old youth in connection with the death of a taxi driver in the city on Saturday morning.

Gardai have released the identity of the pedestrian who was killed in Monaghan overnight.

Gardai in Co Monaghan have said they believe they're close to identifying a pedestrian who was killed in a road accident this morning.

Gardai are investigating a fatal road accident that occurred last night in County Donegal.

A man who died following a road accident yesterday in Co Wicklow has been named.

A boy was killed today after a fire engine collided with a car in Northern Ireland.

A child was killed today after a fire engine collided with a car in Northern Ireland, police said.

The man who died in a car crash in Co Longford in the early hours of this morning has been named.

A man's been killed in a car crash in Co Longford.

Gardai have named the motorcyclist who died following a road accident in Co Donegal as 34-year-old Kieran Turner, from Raphoe.

A man has died in hospital from injuries he sustained in a road accident in Co Donegal on Monday night.

One man has been taken to hospital this afternoon after a serious accident on the N7 motorway in Co Kildare.

Gardai in Ennis are questioning a man in connection with an early morning hit-and-run incident.

Two men have been hospitalised after a hit-and-run accident this morning.

The Cork man who was killed in a car crash near Clonakilty this morning has been named by the gardai as Roy Bennett.

A man in his thirties has died in a road accident in Co Waterford.

The three people killed in yesterday's road accident in Co Tipperary have been named.

A young couple planning to travel to Australia for a year-long trip died today in a multiple pile up as they made their way to a farewell party.