Records from the Road Safety Authority detail how problems mounted last autumn with waits of 15 to 16 weeks being reported.

A passenger of one of the vehicles - a female in her 20s - was taken to Cork University Hospital with serious injuries. 

Local diversions are in place following a road traffic accident which occurred in the Riverstick area of Cork earlier today. The R6000 will remain closed overnight following the two-vehicle crash which occurred just outside Kinsale at around 5:30pm.

Joshua Bennet mounted a footpath, causing a number of pedestrians to run into the driveway of a house for safety

'We need more visible enforcement and more innovative methods of speed enforcement,' says campaigner, adding that 'we need drivers to feel that if they speed, they’re likely to be caught'

One driver was caught doing more than twice the speed limit in Galway

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

There has been a marked uprise in road deaths in the new year, with fatalities significantly higher in 2023 compared with the same period in the last two.

Figure includes the €39m spent on the Macroom bypass, which opened in December

Two men have died after a collision between a car and a truck. Gardaí were called to the scene of the collision on the N60 Balla to Claremorris road at Facefield in Mayo shortly before midnight on Wednesday.

Ironically, the person for whom the footpath was originally intended is the forgotten element in the equation

The average pass rate across all centres last year was 53%

Eleven of the fatalities were in the West Cork division

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the collision. 

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this incident to come forward.

Gardai believe that Dr Ahmed was reversing at the time and her car, which breached a safety barrier, ended up in the water.

Sound-proofing and blocking lights and traffic visibility near wildlife corridors would let animals learn it's safe to use these bridges and underpasses

Gardaí in Tallaght are renewing their appeal for information surrounding a fatal traffic collision involving a car and pedestrian that occurred in Tallaght, Dublin 24 last week. At approximately 7.

Foynes to Limerick project has been in the works since 2014 and was given approval last August 

Lack of public transport affects those without cars including the refugees being accommodated in Trabolgan holiday village

Four people were hospitalised after a spate of incidents overnight on Saturday

Junior Transport Minister, Jack Chambers, said it is totally unacceptable and improvement is badly needed.

Safety fears across Bandon, Innishannon, Bantry, and Clonakilty as traffic volumes escalate 

Cork and Dublin record highest number of road deaths in the country

According to garda statistics, 157 people have lost their lives on Ireland's roads so far this year — 25 more than the amount killed up to this point last year

Two of the adults who died were travelling in one of the cars with the four children

Any reasonable person looking at the issue must wonder why the years-long suspensions have apparently only been imposed on ordinary rank-and-file gardaí and only in one division

The car and truck collided at the brow of a hill on the Drishane Road just outside the North Cork town

'All of our thoughts are with the family of the poor woman and the truck driver' one local businessman said

There have been over 1,120 collisions this year which caused "serious injury"

Temperatures could hit -6C in some areas

Advocacy group says many people afraid to turn their heat on due to spiralling energy costs

The preliminary testing device will work like an antigen test with a result in less than eight minutes.

State of Cork's roads opens window into more serious problems

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses of a serious road traffic collision that occurred last week in Co Kildare, and resulted in three people being injured. The incident took place between 6. 20pm and 6.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.

Authorities have been unable to enforce the disqualification of more than 12,200 motorists since 2017 because their identities cannot be matched with records of the National Vehicle and Driver File, figures show

Transport minister said most of the toll operators are independent, not owned or directed by the Government

Motorists have been advised to pay particular attention to signage in and around the interchange, and to exercise care and caution while becoming familiar with the layout of the new link roads

On World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Neil Fox says we can all act to prevent tragic deaths on the road, like his sister Donna's, who died in 2016

The collision occurred at around 1.25pm this afternoon, in the Kilcarn Court area of Navan.

Traffic incidents involving e-scooters have more than tripled since 2020, according to gardaí. To date, there have been 791 traffic incidents involving them, and of these, there have been 266 collisions.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Store Street Garda Station on 01 666 8000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station

Three new fines are to be introduced in 2023, it has also been announced