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Road Safety Authority
Give me an e-scooter over a single occupancy car any day
We don’t need to ban e-scooters. We need to start planning for them
RSA to arrange new driving tests for learners turned away over insurance doubts
More than 1,200 people in last two weeks prevented from doing driving tests because they couldn’t provide proof of insurance
Dún Laoghaire has longest driving test waiting time at 21 weeks, followed by Mulhuddart at 20
Last month 5,356 people were on list, an ‘extraordinary number’, says local TD
When will we declare Ireland’s road-death toll the public health crisis it is?
Last year, one person died every 35 hours in a crash across the island
Parents warned that car seat head straps for children are ‘unsafe’ and ‘risk strangulation’
The head restraint accessory claims to prevent a child’s head from falling forwards or sideways if they fall asleep
Industrial action planned by driver testers cancelled following agreement
Concerns about uninsured vehicles being presented for driving tests
Driving testers announce work stoppage next week over uninsured vehicle concerns
Fórsa said RSA staff will engage in indefinite action if test candidates cannot produce valid insurance certificates
Ministers resisted officials who advised breaking up Road Safety Authority over failings
RSA criticised over growing death toll in crashes and long waits for NCTs and driving tests
Deaths and injuries among cyclists, pedestrians ‘predictable result of policy’, committee hears
Transport committee hears call for ‘fully independent road safety commissioner with legislative authority’
More than 140,000 drivers still on learner permits in advance of sweeping rule changes
High numbers ‘deeply concerning and point to structural problems’, says Oireachtas transport committee chief
The Minister says ‘Death’ is calling and you must not answer
Given the anticipated global St Patrick’s Day ministerial airlift, concerns have sprouted on what to do in case of emergency at home
Gardaí have seized 300 scramblers over last two years, says Minister
Proposal to ban scramblers from public roads comes after death of teenager Grace Lynch
‘Nobody is listening to us’: Upset and anger in Finglas following death of Grace Lynch (16)
Grace Lynch (16) died after being hit by one of the bikes in Finglas, where locals feel ‘nobody is listening’ about use of vehicles
Road safety group joins hauliers in saying it has lost faith in RSA
Irish Road Haulage Association wrote to every local authority suggesting they pass a motion of no confidence in the RSA
The helmets and hi-vis for cyclists are symptoms of the Irish problem, not the solution
You’ll see very few helmets on cyclists in the Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium, certainly no laws mandating their use
Why is Ireland so badly governed? Here’s why...
Road Safety Authority requests show our TDs are not doing the jobs they are elected to do
Children and teacher taken home in Garda car after serious defects found in schoolbus
Bus company owner fined €1,800 at Letterkenny District Court after vehicle found to have eight serious defects
Driving testers vote in favour of industrial action over insurance concerns
Any action could have detrimental effect on waiting times for driving tests
Disbanding Road Safety Authority would take up to two years, says Minister of State
Minister of State for Transport Seán Caney to meet RSA over reforms
‘He wasn’t allowed take his driving test as he was wearing sandals’: Politicians’ queries to RSA on the rise
Road Safety Authority received dozens of queries from TDs and Senators on behalf of constituents
Almost half of 2025 road deaths ‘vulnerable users’
Number who died on Republic’s roadways during year the highest since 2014
Driving tester’s ‘energy’ making learner feel ‘uncomfortable’ among complaints to RSA
RSA received 2,024 complaints last year over the driving test service
‘It’s clogging up the whole system’: Record number of ‘no shows’ for driving tests
Absences are worsening the problem of long waits at testing centres, campaigners say
More than 1,000 motorists detected speeding on National Slow Down day
Road fatalities total 186 as of December 23rd, 19 more than in same period in 2024
Motorists urged to slow down as national policing operation targets excessive speed
Vehicle being driven at 192 km/h among almost 5,400 caught speeding in one-week period
Gardaí arrest 170 in one week for driving under the influence as drug use rises
184 people have died on Irish roads in 2025, already exceeding previous year’s total of 174
Minister defends decision to not disband Road Safety Authority despite review recommendation
Susan Gray of road safety and victim support group Parc says Government is not taking issue of road safety seriously
Government U-turn on reforming Road Safety Authority criticised in Dáil
Ireland is one of the few European countries where road deaths are increasing
Creator of road safety device for the visually impaired honoured at RSA awards
Maura Moore-McCune made use of smart glasses to assist vision-impaired pedestrians detect fast-moving vehicles
‘He won’t be able to walk again’: Parents warned to avoid buying e-scooters for Christmas
Accidents involving e-scooters are biggest cause of traumatic brain injuries treated at acute national children’s hospital at Temple Street in Dublin
Driving test waiting times climb again - with the longest wait in west Dublin
‘Reaching 10-week target is one thing. Road Safety Authority must now show it can sustain it’ says TD
Fewer cyclists, motorbike riders and e-scooter users wearing safety helmets
Less than one in three on scooters wears head protection, observational study reveals
PR campaigns are not enough to stop people dying on our roads. Here is what we need to do
Ireland is one of few European countries where road deaths are rising consistently, yet no one is responsible
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