# driving - Friday 17 September, 2021
# Driving
# Driving
The new system is expected to take full effect on the motorway by early 2023.
# driving - Friday 2 July, 2021
# Pandemic
# Pandemic
The extension will apply to driving licences expiring from 1 July to 31 October 2021.
# driving - Wednesday 24 February, 2021
# Drivers
# Drivers
A letter will be sent to every customer who is entitled to an extension.
# driving - Monday 25 January, 2021
# Donegal
# Donegal
The man had fled from gardaí after they tried to pull him over.
# driving - Sunday 24 January, 2021
# BACKLOG
# BACKLOG
A minister has said that the pandemic has had a “profound effect” on theory testing services leading to a large backlog.
# driving - Thursday 31 December, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
After 11pm, UK licences used by those living in Ireland will no longer be valid.
# driving - Tuesday 29 December, 2020
# On The Road
# On The Road
Here’s how drivers fared at each centre across the country this year.
# driving - Saturday 26 December, 2020
# Penalty Points
# Penalty Points
A total of 510,269 people had points on their licences on 30 September 2020.
# driving - Sunday 20 December, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
After the transition period ends on 31 December, UK driving licences will no longer be valid for residents here.
# driving - Tuesday 15 December, 2020
# Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court
# Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court
A judge said the accused had taken “the law into her own hands” after being annoyed with the way Gardaí had handled the incident with her daughter.
# driving - Wednesday 21 October, 2020
# Driving
# Driving
Driver theory tests are being suspended for a period of six weeks.
# driving - Tuesday 8 September, 2020
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
“We must all play our part in getting children back to school safely,” RSA chairperson Liz O’Donnell said.
# driving - Monday 24 August, 2020
# Driving Test
# Driving Test
That’s according to documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.
# driving - Friday 22 May, 2020
# Your Say
# Your Say
Dublin City Council has proposed measures to allow the city to function as Covid-19 restrictions are eased.
# driving - Wednesday 29 April, 2020
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
Six pedestrians have been killed on Irish roads since the schools were closed in the middle of March.
# driving - Friday 24 April, 2020
# Driving
# Driving
AA Ireland said a lot of breakdowns at the moment are from faults caused by lack of use.
# driving - Saturday 28 March, 2020
# Driving
# Driving
Shane Ross is looking at measures to extend the period of validity of licences and NCT certificates.
# driving - Monday 17 February, 2020
# GoSafe
# GoSafe
The new zones include areas where fatal and serious collisions have previously occurred.
# driving - Tuesday 28 January, 2020
# Wrap Up Warm
# Wrap Up Warm
Motorists are being warned to drive with caution.
# driving - Thursday 2 January, 2020
# On The Road
# On The Road
The government is expected to soon publish draft legislation banning the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030.
# driving - Saturday 28 December, 2019
# Penalty Points
# Penalty Points
The highest number of points were in Dublin, with 106,545.
# driving - Monday 25 November, 2019
# Your Say
# Your Say
Shane Ross is bringing the proposals to Cabinet, but he faces opposition to get it over the line.
# driving - Monday 18 November, 2019
# Courts
# Courts
The man has also been suspended from driving for six years.
# driving - Saturday 26 October, 2019
# Your Say
# Your Say
It follows the proposed introduction of a similar ban in the UK.
# driving - Sunday 13 October, 2019
# Japan Gp
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# Japan Gp
Valterri Bottas won the Japanese Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton third.
# driving - Sunday 29 September, 2019
# Learner Driver
# Learner Driver
The Garda Roads Policing Unit stopped the car for a speeding offence in Roscommon town.
# driving - Thursday 1 August, 2019
# Penalty Points
# Penalty Points
The matter has been adjourned until November.
# driving - Saturday 27 July, 2019
# Penalty Points
# Penalty Points
Marc Mac Sharry TD said the legacy of declining Garda numbers has had an impact on the drop in figures.
# driving - Monday 22 July, 2019
# Courts
# Courts
The drive ended when the car collided with Garda armed response unit on the N7.
# driving - Tuesday 30 April, 2019
# Gra Conference
# Gra Conference
Gardaí are calling on the Commissioner to provide clear protocols on the detention of drink drivers.
# driving - Sunday 14 April, 2019
# M7
# M7
The driver, who crashed into a barrier, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
# driving - Friday 29 March, 2019
# Motoring
# Motoring
It has been suggested that drivers are buying from the UK on the back of a strong Euro.
# driving - Thursday 28 March, 2019
# Explainer
# Explainer
The EU yesterday announced a string of new measures proposed by the EU to help improve road safety.
# driving - Sunday 24 March, 2019
# Garda Crackdown
# Garda Crackdown
Gardaí said the driver was an unaccompanied learner with no insurance or NCT.
# driving - Saturday 9 March, 2019
# Poll
# Poll
That’s according to a survey carried out for RTÉ’s Claire Byrne Live.
# driving - Sunday 24 February, 2019
# Your Say
# Your Say
The RSA has received dozens of complaints over an ad about the so-called ‘Clancy Amendment.
# driving - Wednesday 20 February, 2019
# Emergency
# Emergency
Volunteers are worried about the potential delays this will cause when they are travelling to incidents.
# driving - Thursday 14 February, 2019
# Seized
# Seized
Criticism has been levelled at the transport minister over the long wait times for the driving test.
# driving - Wednesday 30 January, 2019
# Learner Driver
# Learner Driver
Some people are waiting over 20 weeks to get a date for the driving test.
# Minus Five
# Minus Five
A Status Yellow snow-ice warning will remain in place until Saturday.
Periods of clouds and sunshine
Max: 19 °C
Min: 12 °C
Variable cloudiness
Max: 17 °C
Min: 11 °C
