Road deaths

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Tax discs to become thing of the past if new law is approved
Tax discs to become thing of the past if new law is approved
Transport Minister Eamon Ryan got Cabinet approval for the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill on Tuesday

Tue, 16 Jul, 2024

Clonmel crash that killed four young people 'an appalling tragedy', inquest hears
Clonmel crash that killed four young people 'an appalling tragedy', inquest hears
Tipperary coroner returns verdicts of accidental death in relation to all four teenagers who died in the Clonmel crash in August 2023 

Thu, 11 Jul, 2024

Man, 50s, dies after car enters a ditch in Westmeath
Man, 50s, dies after car enters a ditch in Westmeath
The incident occurred at approximately 6.40pm on Tuesday on the R395 at Teevrevagh, Castlepollard, Co Westmeath

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

Irish Examiner view: We must all take responsibility and cut the carnage on Irish roads 
Irish Examiner view: We must all take responsibility and cut the carnage on Irish roads 
'Nobody for one second thinks they are going to be the next victim': It is time to end the deaths and life-changing injuries on Ireland's roads

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

Road Deaths: 'The sergeant replied: ‘I’m afraid she is gone.’ We were all so heartbroken'
Road Deaths: 'The sergeant replied: ‘I’m afraid she is gone.’ We were all so heartbroken'
With the grim death toll on the roads at record levels, Neil Michael talks to those directly impacted as concerns grow over a worsening trend. Joseph Herlihy relives the unbearable moment he found out his daughter Joanne died in a car crash on her way home from work 

Mon, 01 Jul, 2024

Pedestrian dies following collision involving bicycle in Dublin 
Pedestrian dies following collision involving bicycle in Dublin 
Gardaí say the incident happened on the Ranelagh Rd in Ranelagh at around 11pm on Tuesday, June 4

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

Learner Drivers
Crackdown on drivers repeatedly renewing learner permits
Road Safety Authority has been told to tackle issue immediately as part of measures to address rising road fatality numbers

Mon, 27 May, 2024

Man, 30s, killed in single-vehicle crash in Offaly
Man, 30s, killed in single-vehicle crash in Offaly
The crash in Edenderry was the second fatal collision on Irish roads on Monday

Tue, 21 May, 2024

Prayers for toddler Hunter Molloy who died in a road accident near his home in Clare
Prayers for toddler Hunter Molloy who died in a road accident near his home in Clare
Parish Priest Fr Tom Ryan, who married Hunter’s parents, and who baptised Hunter and his sisters, led the open-air service

Wed, 08 May, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Speed cameras will now cast their gaze wider
Irish Examiner view: Speed cameras will now cast their gaze wider
It is good news that more speed cameras will be placed at accident blackspots in the hope of stemming the carnage on our roads

Sat, 04 May, 2024

Renewed appeal for witnesses to hit-and-run crash that killed motorcylist in Co Carlow
Renewed appeal for witnesses to hit-and-run crash that killed motorcylist in Co Carlow
The occupants of the car that hit the motorcycle fled the scene

Thu, 02 May, 2024

Quad bike rider becomes 70th person to die on country's roads
Quad bike rider becomes 70th person to die on country's roads
The man in his 20s suffered fatal injuries after a crash involving the quad bike and a tractor on the R353 in Co Galway

Sun, 28 Apr, 2024

Road deaths: 'I've found victims still holding mobile phones'
Road deaths: 'I've found victims still holding mobile phones'
Emergency medicine consultant Jason van der Velde says it is 'heartbreaking' to arrive at a road crash scene and discover the deceased driver still holding their phone

Sat, 20 Apr, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Ireland needs a dedicated defence minister
Letters to the Editor: Ireland needs a dedicated defence minister
Readers address issues regarding Ireland's Defence Forces including analysis by Defence Correspondent Cormac O'Keeffe 

Sat, 20 Apr, 2024

Taoiseach and Road Safety Authority meet today amid spike in deaths and serious injury
Taoiseach and Road Safety Authority meet today amid spike in deaths and serious injury
Simon Harris and the RSA will seek to identify measures to address the reversal of progress made in recent years

Mon, 15 Apr, 2024

Campaign against using mobile phones while driving
AGSI: Drew Harris is doing 'best he can' with scarce resources
Among the challenges facing Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is the shrinking of the Roads Policing Bureau by 17% over the last decade

Fri, 12 Apr, 2024

'Alarming' number of drink and drug driving arrests this weekend
'Alarming' number of drink and drug driving arrests this weekend
During a traffic stop in Limerick, one driver did a u-turn and tried to avoid being stopped but gardaí gave chase and he was subsequently detained

Mon, 01 Apr, 2024

Irish drivers much less compliant with rules of the road since covid-19 lockdowns, survey finds
Irish drivers much less compliant with rules of the road since covid-19 lockdowns, survey finds
Road Safety Authority survey found one in 10 people have reported driving after drinking alcohol in the last 12 months

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Alcohol Drinking - Stock
Later nightclub openings will lead to more road deaths, RSA warns
The chair of the RSA board, Liz O'Donnell, highlighted the 188 road deaths in 2023 in a letter urging ministers to stop progressing the legislation on late-night openings

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

Funeral details for three Carlow crash victims announced
Funeral details for three Carlow crash victims announced
The three friends, Daryl Culbert, 21, Michael Kelly, 25, and Katie Graham, 19, died when the red Lexus they were travelling in collided with a tree and burst into flames

Sat, 03 Feb, 2024

Second collision on same road on which three died this week
Second collision on same road on which three died this week
No injuries were reported after Friday's collision on the N80 near Templepeter, Co Carlow

Fri, 02 Feb, 2024

Garda
Man, 60s, dies following Limerick road accident 
The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the car sustained injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening

Fri, 02 Feb, 2024

Tributes to three young Carlow crash victims ahead of autopsies on Saturday
Tributes to three young Carlow crash victims ahead of autopsies on Saturday
The funerals of Katie Graham, Daryl Culbert, and Michael Kelly will take place next week following post-mortem examinations on Saturday

Fri, 02 Feb, 2024

Carlow crash 'one of the most severe and traumatic cases' gardaí ever attended
Carlow crash 'one of the most severe and traumatic cases' gardaí ever attended
Garda Superintendent Anthony Farrell and local representatives speak of the shock locally after the crash that took the lives of three young people

Fri, 02 Feb, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Trump faces his biggest legal battles
Irish Examiner view: Trump faces his biggest legal battles
Last week, Donald Trump fell into an $83. 3m (€77m) hole. That was the amount a New York jury awarded journalist E Jean Carroll in her defamation action against the former US president and presumptive Republican nominee for this November’s election.

Tue, 30 Jan, 2024

One in ten people surveyed by RSA admit to drink-driving
One in ten people surveyed by RSA admit to drink-driving
Road Safety Minister Jack Chambers described the RSA survey as worrying, saying it suggests a regressive shift in attitudes  

Fri, 19 Jan, 2024

New 30km/h 'slow zones' to be extended across Cork
New 30km/h 'slow zones' to be extended across Cork
If approved, the new bylaws will create a special 30km/h speed limit on dozens of new suburban streets right across Cork City.

Mon, 08 Jan, 2024

Car parked on a footpath/sidewalk, blocking the way for children in pushchairs and the disabled in wheelchairs.
Letters to the Editor: Tyres play a major role in road deaths 
A reader offers the view that distraction, lack of knowledge about tyres, and bad roads are the principal causes of road accidents

Mon, 08 Jan, 2024

Military accident
Woman, 50s, killed in collision with truck in Kerry
The incident marks the fourth fatality on Irish roads during the first four days of the year.

Thu, 04 Jan, 2024

One man in CUH after crash on N20 near Blarney in Cork
One man in CUH after crash on N20 near Blarney in Cork
The man is not understood to have suffered serious injuries in the incident which led to long traffic tailbacks

Wed, 03 Jan, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Time for a new approach to road safety 
Irish Examiner view: Time for a new approach to road safety 
RSA road death statistics for 2023 show the intersection of wider social forces

Wed, 03 Jan, 2024

'Step into our shoes': Hundreds gather in shared grief to remember road traffic victims
'Step into our shoes': Hundreds gather in shared grief to remember road traffic victims
Families — including the loved ones of an extra 168 people this year alone — gathered for a moving ceremony to remember those who have died on Irish roads

Sun, 19 Nov, 2023

Rome, Italy, 24 January 2021. Overhead shot of a human hand holding a smartphone with the TikTok logo.
Irish Examiner view: Voluntary smartphone ban will be disregarded by many parents
There is also a contradiction between banning smartphones from primary school children, but relying heavily on them for the same children three months after they leave sixth class

Wed, 08 Nov, 2023

Pedestrian road deaths at highest level for 15 years
Pedestrian road deaths at highest level for 15 years
Road users urged to ‘look out for one another’ during bank holiday weekend

Thu, 26 Oct, 2023

Garda stock
Man, 50s, killed in Tipperary crash
The latest fatality brings to 150 the number of people who have lost their lives on Irish roads so far this year

Mon, 16 Oct, 2023

Military accident
Man, 50s, dies in collision involving car and motorcycle in Westmeath
The incident occurred on the N55 at Lissoy at around 5:40pm.

Mon, 09 Oct, 2023

93 children killed or seriously injured on Cork roads between 2014 and 2022
93 children killed or seriously injured on Cork roads between 2014 and 2022
Nationally, 56 children lost their lives and 852 were seriously injured on Irish roads over the same time period

Mon, 09 Oct, 2023

Man arrested over Donegal hit-and-run due to appear in court
Man arrested over Donegal hit-and-run due to appear in court
The nine-year-old boy who was fatally injured has been named locally as Ronan Wilson

Mon, 25 Sep, 2023

World's first road death was in Ireland — New campaign aims to see zero by 2050
World's first road death was in Ireland — New campaign aims to see zero by 2050
Mary Ward died after she fell under the wheels of the motor vehicle she was travelling in Co. Offaly on August 31, 1869. She was the first person in the world to die in a road crash

Tue, 12 Sep, 2023

Grandparents and grandchild killed in Cashel crash to be laid to rest today
Grandparents and grandchild killed in Cashel crash to be laid to rest today
Thomas O’Reilly, 45, his wife Bridget, 46, and their grandson Tom died when the car in which they were travelling hit a wall in Cashel last Tuesday

Sun, 03 Sep, 2023

Coronavirus - Mon Feb 8, 2021
Deaths on Irish roads up 8% as public urged to drive safe over bank holiday weekend
56 people have been killed on Irish roads so far in 2023

Thu, 27 Apr, 2023

One year to cut driving test wait times to 10 weeks
One year to cut driving test wait times to 10 weeks
Additional 75 driving testers to be recruited but next year before wait time reduced from up to 21 weeks to 10 weeks

Tue, 11 Apr, 2023

St. Patrick’s Weekend Bank Holiday appeal from The RSA and An Garda Síochána
Irish Examiner view: Road deaths
St Patrick's Day celebrations

Thu, 16 Mar, 2023

Accident car crash with bicycle on road
Ireland's road death trends going in wrong direction 
Deaths on roads across the continent fell last year by 10% compared to the year before the Covid-19 pandemic began, while Ireland's rose by 11% in the same period

Tue, 21 Feb, 2023

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