# Driving
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This month
April 2024
Last month
March 2024
safety appeal
40 more people will die on Irish roads this year compared to 2023 if trend continues, Chambers says
27 Mar
7.8k
42
This year
2024
Running out of Road
Parking driving you crazy? It might be because cars are expanding by half a centimetre a year
Campaigners say legislation is urgently needed to halt the trend for ever wider cars.
The average width of Irish new cars exceeds the EU average.
Several SUVs on the market are now over 2 metres wide.
Valerie Flynn
30 Jan
16.9k
77
Cold Weather
Low temperature warning in effect as -5 degrees expected in some parts
Updated
8 Jan
58.6k
34
Last year
2023
Driving
Over 551,000 people had points on their licences this year - a county-by-county breakdown
31 Dec 2023
25.1k
49
L and Back
Did you sit your driving test this year? Here are the pass rates for each RSA centre for 2023
28 Dec 2023
55.6k
39
slow down
GardaĆ detect motorist driving 139km/h in an 80km/h zone on National Slow Down Day
22 Dec 2023
22.9k
30
On The Road
Varadkar not in favour of strict cut-off ages and restrictions for older drivers
18 Nov 2023
44.1k
74
Motorways
TD criticises TII after it plans to reserve motorway lay-bys for lorries only
10 Nov 2023
23.0k
35
RSA
Driving instructor who said 'who's your daddy' 15 times to student among complaints to RSA
6 Jun 2023
50.1k
61
Road Safety
745 people arrested for driving under the influence over the last month
6 Jan 2023
13.1k
20
All time
Penalty Points
Over 543,000 people had points on their licences this year - a county-by-county breakdown
31 Dec 2022
24.5k
26
Speeding
More than 1,000 drivers caught speeding on Irish roads over the weekend
1 Aug 2022
40.7k
63
Road Safety
Almost one in four motorists check their phone notifications while driving
7 Jul 2022
8.9k
35
Road Safety
182 arrests over Bank Holiday weekend for driving under influence of drugs or alcohol
10 Jun 2022
13.6k
14
Penalty Points
Over 540,000 people had points on their licences this year - a county-by-county breakdown
26 Dec 2021
29.9k
25
speed limits
Transport Minister launches speed limit appeals procedure and Shared Space signs
3 Dec 2021
29.8k
41
High Court
New law and 'admin solutions' needed before asylum seekers can get driving licences, dept says
9 Nov 2021
16.8k
14
Road Safety
GardaĆ catch 316 motorists speeding during first eleven hours of National Slow Down Day
Updated
21 Oct 2021
50.8k
99
Road Safety
'Get a grip': Motorists being urged to check tyres to ensure they are roadworthy
5 Oct 2021
13.9k
41
Drivers
Government confirms further extension to expiry dates of driving licences
24 Feb 2021
61.3k
27
BACKLOG
RSA confirms plans to allow you sit your car theory test online within a 'number of months'
24 Jan 2021
57.6k
30
Brexit
Agreement signed to allow continued exchange of UK driving licence for people living in Ireland
31 Dec 2020
40.8k
33
On The Road
Did you sit your driving test this year? Here are the pass rates for each RSA test centre for 2020
29 Dec 2020
69.8k
23
Penalty Points
More than 500,000 people had points on their licences this year - here's a county-by-county breakdown
26 Dec 2020
40.2k
31
Brexit
Have a UK driving licence but live in Ireland? It won't be valid from 1 January
20 Dec 2020
39.5k
52
Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court
Mother who drove on footpath after teenagers who attacked her daughter gets suspended sentence
15 Dec 2020
49.9k