Fine to double to €160 for motorists who fail to stop at school warden sign

Twin sisters, Faye (left) and Eve Quinlan, 9, pupils of St Louis Senior Primary School, Rathmines, Dublin, with school wardens, Twin sisters, Linda and Sharon Ryan at the launch of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána Back to School road safety campaign. Picture: Robbie Reynolds

Motorists who fail to stop at a school warden sign will see fines double to €160, as road users are being urged to watch out for children on the roads when the new school year gets underway.

Junior Transport Minister Hildegarde Naughton said she anticipated that the increased fine - from €80 to €160 - will be in place “in the very near future” as part of doubling the fines for key road traffic offences “which are putting road users most at risk on our roads”.