Five people in their 20s died in the crash near Dundalk, Co Louth, on Saturday night.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he was “numbed and shocked” at the news. 

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) have released an ad warning of the dangers of e-scooters.

The Road Safety Authority has confirmed the centre will open at the  Mitcheltown Community Enterprise Centre within a matter of weeks. 

Police have appealed for information about the incident, which occurred at around 5.50pm on Thursday.

The pedestrian was struck by a car on Saturday afternoon.

Gardaí issued fines to 300 motorists for using a mobile phone while driving between Thursday morning and Tuesday, when their October bank holiday roads policing operation ended.

A local councillor has raised concerns about the safety of "children, families, and vulnerable road users". 

It comes as statistics show a rise in pedestrian injuries on Irish roads between October and December each year. Of the 138 road fatalities so far this year, 29 were pedestrians.

Far fewer pedestrian crossings than this have been completed during this time frame.

The defendant was fined €250 and disqualified from driving for two years

Police have urged the public not to share a distressing image from the scene in Newry which has been circulating.

The national school pupil created a video with her dad Oliver, showing her cycling on her pink and teal bike while cars whizz by.

Seán Canney, minister of state at the Department of Transport, told Pádraig Rice, in response to a parliamentary question: “Traffic management in Cork city is a matter for Cork City Council, in the first instance.

A J1 visa allows students to work in the US from May 15th to September 15th, with an additional 30 days to travel.

Accused told garda he was driving at 160 km/h, Fermoy District Court heard

The defendant was convicted of driving while intoxicated and disqualified from driving for three years

A separate road incident in Co Wicklow has left three teenagers in a serious condition.

Examples of the high speeds detected yesterday include a motorist travelling at 78km/h in a 60km/h zone on the R639 in Glanmire.

Other high speeds include a motorist driving 123km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N60 at Facefield, Co. Mayo.

The Road Safety Authority Child Casualties Report 2020-2024 revealed that of the 623 children killed or seriously injured on Irish roads, almost half (49%) were pedestrians, a quarter (25%) were passengers, and almost one fifth (18%) were cyclists.

FlineBoxes will be available throughout the weekend in the campervan, red, and yellow car parks, and remain open into Monday morning to support those driving home.

There were 33 collisions which resulted in serious injuries in 2020, 35 in 2021, 38 in 2023 and 35 in 2024.

Gardai said the victim was involved in a single-vehicle collision on the M8 road at Upper Riverstown.

Ciaran Keating, who was the older brother of the former Boyzone singer and the father of Cork City FC's Ruairí Keating, died in a car crash in Co Mayo in July 2023.

One vehicle was involved in the incident close to Lixnaw on Saturday evening.

Sean Canney, a junior minister with responsibility for road safety, said the findings were ‘shocking and serious’.

So far this year, 93 people have died on the roads.

The driver of one of the vehicles is being treated for life-threatening injuries at Letterkenny University Hospital.

It means almost 2,800 speeding fines and associated penalty points have been revoked by gardai this year following two significant errors.

Garda figures show that 5,848 drivers were caught and fined in 2024 for not wearing a seatbelt

Frienna Rockett (29) broke a red light and knocked down an older woman as she crossed the road

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The Irish Road Haulage Association is calling on the Government and Road Safety Authority to impose tighter restrictions.

The 24-year-old was spotted driving at almost 100mph shortly before his Audi A3 collided with a Ford Fiesta near Handforth, Cheshire.

It happened on the Monaghan Road in the Middletown area.

The single-vehicle collision happened on a local road in the Blackacre area of Tuam

Gardaí responded just after 8pm on Wednesday night on the R627 near Westpark, in Midleton

Anthony McGinn pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the deaths of Kiea McCann and Dlava Mohamed in July 2023.

Labour TD Alan Kelly has asked Drew Harris to clarify what he means when calling for a ‘reset’ on road safety.

President Michael D Higgins led tributes to Garda Kevin Flatley, who died after being hit by a motorbike at a speed checkpoint.

32 per cent have been involved in a near miss, with all reported collisions involving men.

Police have appealed for information in relation to the crash in Dungiven on Friday.

Seamus Hanrahan drove through a stop-sign junction, seriously injuring rugby star Conor Murray’s father

The new RSA drug-driving campaign aims to correct public misconceptions and raise awareness, especially among young people, about the reality and risks of drug-driving.

Uninsured vehicles represented 4.2% of the overall private fleet across the Republic in 2024, an almost 50% drop on 2022 figures

The letters come against the backdrop of another depressing week on Irish roads with multiple fatalities reported by gardaí over the past seven days

An air ambulance was eventually sent to the scene from Co Cork by which time a road ambulance had become available

Drivers who fail to provide their driver number by March 31st will be unable to renew their car insurance or purchase a new policy until the driver number is provided.

As part of the 2025 funding allocation process, Cork City Council secured an initial grant of €5.2m in respect of next phase of the scheme, which involves the procurement of a contractor and commencement of construction works.