Tommy Broughan

Insurance fraudsters face ‘super raids’ in Garda crackdown

Solicitors’ and accountants’ offices to be targeted as part of days of action on bogus claims

Two thirds of speeding convictions may not have resulted in penalty points

Figures show majority of motorists convicted of speeding did not present licence in court

Bill to be introduced with rising scale of speeding penalties

Minister will also consider requiring car manufacturers to put instal ’speed limiters’

Bill on judicial misconduct and sentencing guidelines passes Dáil

Landmark legislation first proposed 20 years ago, dealt with by Dáil in less than two hours

How will votes in the local elections influence next Dáil?

Parties will pore over results in the coming weeks to discern trends for the next general election

Gardaí to target areas with ‘acute instances’ of banned drivers on the roads

Licences should be taken off motorists ‘there and then in court’, says Independent TD

Unaccompanied learner drivers going under the Garda radar

Pulse system does not allow gardaí to record reasons why a vehicle has been seized

Scale of bicycle theft in Dublin ‘putting people off’ cycling

More than 10 bikes are reported stolen daily; true number may be three times higher

Drink-driving arrests in February up 22.8% on last year

Wider use of Garda checkpoints seen as a factor in higher number of drivers caught

A ban on sale of pups online considered under review of Bill

Minister says ’a lot of things not right’ in animal welfare

Controversial legislation to deal with noise levels at Dublin airport passes in Dáil

Clare Dalys says it does not ‘bode well’ that local authority will act as airport noise regulator

North Dublin development will be frozen by ‘monster sewage plant’

Hotel next to plant used for homeless families

Public transport on St Patrick’s Day: A riot of green flags, shamrocks and alcohol

Overburdened transport systems are increasingly grappling with anti-social behaviour

State can afford to borrow for Brexit if necessary - Taoiseach

Government ‘will have to find a lot of money to save people’s jobs’ with no deal, Varadkar tells Dáil

Ireland’s reputation as ‘puppy farm capital of EU’ informs UK Bill

TD says alleged dog smuggling from State highlighted for post-Brexit legislation

Drug-driving testing levels vary dramatically across the State

New figures show large discrepancies in how often Garda divisions test motorists

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