The independent review of Roads Policing Units within the Garda said members had been allowed to ‘get away with such behaviour’.

He said any garda showing a ‘brazen’ disregard for roads policing duties would be ‘undermining’ the Government’s road safety efforts.

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

The chairwoman of the policing authority said the report showed some gardaí had a 'brazen' disregard for roads policing duties

The eight-seater Harlander will run as a free service in a pilot project until September.

Cork City and County Councils received over 14,000 pothole complaints in the last three years

The guidance around the use of zebra crossings was updated by the Department of Transport to allow the use of zebra crossings with signage instead of flashing beacons.

Drivers should have to resit a theory test every time their licence is up for renewal, a Labour TD has said.

Most priority three and other routes remain in very poor condition and are impassable in places.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to this incident to come forward.

Gardaí said in the past week there had been three deaths on the roads and 13 serious collisions that resulted in serious injuries.

The stretch of the N25 road connecting Midleton to Youghal via Killeagh and Castlemartyr is a well-known bottleneck and has been the site of a number of accidents

The Department for Infrastructure has said a collaboration with the Northern Ireland Road Safety Partnership will be renewed

The North's Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd said further delays to the project could cost millions.

Gardaí are focusing on road safety over the bank holiday weekend

The Friday of the October Bank Holiday weekend is the riskiest for collisions, Chief Superintendent Jane Humphries said.

Mairead Farrell said the Government finds it ‘incredibly easy to squander taxpayers’ hard-earned money’.

Simon Harris urged drivers to slow down ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

The Taoiseach raised the issue during a visit to Donegal on Friday.

The incidents took place along the N20 Cork to Mallow road

An unmarked lorry will soon be introduced as part of a new roads policing measure

The Garda Commissioner has pledged to crack down on the number of drivers who speed.

Gardaí carried out an extensive roads policing operation from Thursday to Tuesday morning.

Jack Chambers, who has responsibility for road safety, said an independent review of the RSA will conclude in the coming weeks.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said his direction that all uniformed officers complete at least 30 minutes of road policing during each shift has made a difference to Garda enforcement

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a fatal road traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a truck this morning at Toureenfineen in county Cork

The Taoiseach expressed concern over low numbers of gardai in the roads policing unit.

The death of a man in his 20s in a collision between a car and an articulated lorry on the N25 near Midleton early on Thursday was the second on the road in four days and brings to eight the number of fatalities on Cork roads this year

Gardaí said they put in place an extensive road policing operation from last Thursday until Tuesday morning.

Helen McEntee said the number of people killed in road crashes since the beginning of the year is ‘far too high’.

John O’Dowd said the capital investment is ‘vital’.

Earlier this week the government announced a massive funding package for projects in Northern Ireland.

Sinn Féin's John O'Dowd was speaking after the Irish Government announced funding for the scheme.

Met Eireann has warned of difficult driving conditions, issues for vulnerable people and animal welfare issues

The woman, who was aged in her 20s, was declared dead at the scene in Co Donegal.

Chief Superintendent Jane Humphries said it was ‘dreadful’ that three people had already been killed on Irish roads in 2024

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan said ‘behaviour disimproved’ during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Someone is going to be killed if we don’t seriously tackle this issue."

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) announced the private car toll for travelling the M8 would increase from €2.10 to €2.30 on January 1. This latest hike follows an increase at the end of June from €1.90 to €2.10.

There are 31 more Irish road fatalities this year than there were in 2022.

Minister of State Jack Chambers is to bring forward legislation to increase penalty points for offences during bank holiday weekends.

The Cork North Central representative said he found it shocking that the Department had been sitting on the report for a year without responding.

The TII document gives a range of three options relating to a large number of roads projects around the country, including the Cork City Northern Transport (or ring road), the M20 Cork to Limerick motorway, the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy route, the Mallow Relief Road, and the Midleton to Youghal road with its notorious bottleneck in Castlemartyr.

Jack Chambers said the report was of ‘particular concern for me as minister with responsibility for road safety’

The Minister for Justice said the technology should be a daily feature in a driver’s journey.

The Taoiseach has said there was a need for a return of shock ads to raise public awareness of the issue.

One in five of all deaths on Irish roads this year have been among people aged between six and 20.

Roads deaths in the State have increased significantly in 2023

Justice minister Helen McEntee said an additional €1.2 million is to be allocated for GoSafe vans to provide extra monitoring.

127 people have lost their lives on Irish roads so far this year