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Road Safety

    Varadkar not in favour of strict cut-off ages and restrictions for older drivers
    Appeal for drivers to take care over Bank Holiday as fatalities on 'shocking' upwards trend
    Over 900 people have been seriously injured on Irish roads so far this year
    'Personal responsibility' the focus of new RSA campaign to eliminate road deaths by 2050
    Shock road safety adverts of the past weren't liked — but they were effective, says Taoiseach
    Speed limits to be lowered by 20 km/h on many roads under new government plans
    Ministers discuss changes to penalty points at meeting this evening
    Use of speed cameras to increase by 20% following 'worrying increase' in road deaths
    127 vehicles found to be speeding in first five hours of National Slow Down Day
    Speed limits, checkpoints and shock tactics: How do we tackle rising road deaths
    Girl (3) who died following car accident in Laois to be laid to rest on Monday
    Deaths on Irish roads this year could approach 170, erasing years of progress
    Gardaí make Electric Picnic appeal as road deaths for August reaches 25
    Review will 'radically change' mismatch of speed limits on Irish roads, says minister
    Motorists urged to be careful on roads this weekend after 11 Easter fatalities in recent years
    'Don't get smashed up': Surgeon encourages bikers to get training from motorbike gardaí
    Almost 200 people arrested for driving under the influence during St Patrick's weekend
    Physical driving licence could become 'history' as EU proposes digital option
    18 lives lost: Highest January death toll on Irish roads in a decade
    Almost 50k Learner drivers to wait 19 weeks for a test, says RSA
    745 people arrested for driving under the influence over the last month
    173 people arrested for driving under the influence over the last week
    Motorist caught driving 135km/h in 80km/h zone on National Slow Down Day
    Opinion: In a cold snap our footpaths and cycle lanes should also be gritted by councils
    Dr Emma Howard
    144 people arrested for driving under the influence during first week of December
    New roadside drug testing system launched as part of Christmas and New Year road safety appeal
    Fines for range of road offences have doubled since midnight
    Parents urged not to gift quad bikes or scramblers to children this Christmas
    Almost 3,000 drivers detected speeding over Bank Holiday weekend, new figures show
    Public urged to be mindful of fire, water and road safety on bank holiday weekend
    Appeal for witnesses after death of pedestrian in Mayo road collision
    Gardaí appeal for witnesses to fatal Kerry road crash
    Almost one in four motorists check their phone notifications while driving
    182 arrests over Bank Holiday weekend for driving under influence of drugs or alcohol
    Gardaí, RSA ask motorists to exercise caution on bank holiday weekend
    Gardaí clamp down on speeding ahead of bank holiday weekend with 24-hour enforcement campaign
    Road safety chief warns 'concerning trend' in road deaths could lead to higher fines
    Motorists urged to slow down and take extra care ahead of long bank holiday weekend
    Fines for parking on footpaths, cycle and bus lanes increased
    2021 saw lowest number of road fatalities since recording began in 1959
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