# Road Safety
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Last year
2023
safety appeal
Motorists urged to be careful on roads this weekend after 11 Easter fatalities in recent years
6 Apr 2023
4.3k
3
bike safe
'Don't get smashed up': Surgeon encourages bikers to get training from motorbike gardaĆ
28 Mar 2023
16.9k
23
Road Safety
Almost 200 people arrested for driving under the influence during St Patrick's weekend
23 Mar 2023
10.7k
15
driving for change
Physical driving licence could become 'history' as EU proposes digital option
1 Mar 2023
33.9k
35
Road Safety
18 lives lost: Highest January death toll on Irish roads in a decade
Updated
3 Feb 2023
14.4k
14
BACKLOG
Almost 50k Learner drivers to wait 19 weeks for a test, says RSA
Updated
1 Feb 2023
24.5k
54
Road Safety
745 people arrested for driving under the influence over the last month
6 Jan 2023
13.1k
20
All time
Road Safety
173 people arrested for driving under the influence over the last week
30 Dec 2022
12.5k
4
Road Safety
Motorist caught driving 135km/h in 80km/h zone on National Slow Down Day
Updated
23 Dec 2022
35.8k
82
Voices
Opinion: In a cold snap our footpaths and cycle lanes should also be gritted by councils
Dr Emma Howard
13 Dec 2022
21.4k
34
Road Safety
144 people arrested for driving under the influence during first week of December
8 Dec 2022
14.2k
11
road safety appeal
New roadside drug testing system launched as part of Christmas and New Year road safety appeal
1 Dec 2022
19.0k
26
Road Safety
Parents urged not to gift quad bikes or scramblers to children this Christmas
19 Oct 2022
10.7k
24
Road Safety
Almost 3,000 drivers detected speeding over Bank Holiday weekend, new figures show
5 Aug 2022
16.8k
19
August
Public urged to be mindful of fire, water and road safety on bank holiday weekend
27 Jul 2022
7.3k
5
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
Road Safety
GardaĆ, RSA ask motorists to exercise caution on bank holiday weekend
Updated
5 Jun 2022
22.5k
slow down
GardaĆ clamp down on speeding ahead of bank holiday weekend with 24-hour enforcement campaign
2 Jun 2022
13.4k
11
Road Safety
Road safety chief warns 'concerning trend' in road deaths could lead to higher fines
26 May 2022
15.0k
17
drive safe
Motorists urged to slow down and take extra care ahead of long bank holiday weekend
17 Mar 2022
7.4k
9
Road Safety
2021 saw lowest number of road fatalities since recording began in 1959
1 Jan 2022
25.1k
41
Penalty Points
Over 540,000 people had points on their licences this year - a county-by-county breakdown
26 Dec 2021
29.9k
25
Road Safety
New road safety strategy that seeks to halve deaths on Irish roads by 2030 launched
14 Dec 2021
16.6k
74
Road Safety
GardaĆ catch 316 motorists speeding during first eleven hours of National Slow Down Day
Updated
21 Oct 2021
50.8k
100
Road Safety
'Get a grip': Motorists being urged to check tyres to ensure they are roadworthy
5 Oct 2021
13.9k
41
Road Safety
Priest warns of risks on roads as groom killed in wedding day crash laid to rest
24 Aug 2021
29.8k
Road Safety
1-in-4 drivers may have been over limit the morning after a night out
2 Jun 2021
15.9k
31
the road back
More drug-driving than drink-driving incidents over lockdown, say gardaĆ
12 May 2021
14.9k
23
Driving Test
RSA 'experiencing delays' with online customer portal and call centre
21 Jan 2021
27.3k
22
bicycle blackspots
The good, the bad and the useless: How bike infrastructure has changed in the era of Covid
2 Jan 2021
44.3k
61
Road Safety
90% of Irish motorists disqualified by a court in 2020 have not surrendered their licences
31 Dec 2020
31.7k
37