# Motorway

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# need for speed

Police pull over pensioner driving mobility scooter on busy UK motorway

The 92-year-old man was taken home by police.

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Mar 6th 2017, 8:34 AM

# Operation Thor

Van that pulled over before reaching Garda checkpoint was full of stolen bikes and computers

He was detained after the vehicle stopped on the hard shoulder of the road, to the north of a checkpoint.

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Feb 20th 2017, 8:39 PM

# Rural recovery

'Sligo needs a motorway to give it a fighting chance'

Businesses say the north-west has been overlooked when it comes to job-creating infrastructure.

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Jan 29th 2017, 9:15 AM

# Red Cow

11 accurate observations about driving on the poxy M50

SAVE US.

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Dec 8th 2016, 9:45 AM

# sponsored by eflow

QUIZ: How Good A Driver Are You, Really?

Strap in. We’re going to tell you.

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Oct 28th 2016, 4:05 PM

# Taking Its Toll

Proposed toll increases for M50 and Port Tunnel 'excessive burden' on road users

The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has recommended that VAT be implemented on state-owned motorway tolls.

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Sep 12th 2016, 3:37 PM

# Kent

Man injured after footbridge collapse over UK motorway

Police said it is believed a lorry collided with the pedestrian bridge.

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Aug 27th 2016, 2:24 PM

# Motor Tax

An all-Ireland motorway may be on the way - but it'll cost us €100 each per year

Under the proposed plan 85% of Ireland’s population will live within 10km of the motorway.

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Jul 25th 2016, 3:30 PM

# toll booths

Are you an eFlow customer? A dispute means that soon your tag won't work at 3 toll booths

It is thought about 80,000 customers will be affected by the dispute.

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Jul 8th 2016, 11:12 AM

# workin' hard

Dublin Fire Brigade have had a busy day dealing with weather-related road accidents

Difficult weather conditions have seen multiple accidents happening just outside the city.

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May 22nd 2016, 7:22 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you think Ireland should build a €15 billion all-island motorway?

The Ibec chief executive said a motorway network would help to better distribute population and economic activity.

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Apr 3rd 2016, 10:25 AM

# Yorkshire

Man dies after car plunges off motorway into river

The incident happened at about 6.30am this morning.

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Mar 28th 2016, 12:45 PM

# Erasmus

Three UCC students survive Spanish bus crash that killed at least 13 people

The students were not among the fatalities, one of them suffered minor injuries.

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Mar 20th 2016, 8:17 PM

# Cork

13-year-old girl seriously injured in fall from road bridge

The incident happened at about 8am this morning in Mahon, Co Cork.

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Mar 14th 2016, 12:35 PM

# for whom the bill tolls

Driver fined €25,000 in M50 toll-dodging crackdown

Transport Infrastructure Ireland are taking a new hardline stance on those who don’t pay their tolls, including the seizure of offenders’ cars.

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Dec 17th 2015, 11:20 AM

# Roads

Man dies after being struck by lorry on M50 motorway

The pedestrian was the only person injured in the collision.

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Nov 18th 2015, 11:06 PM

# commuter chaos

Should motorists be charged more for using the M50 to help ease traffic?

Here’s what the government plans to do to combat Dublin traffic – and some advice from the Green Party.

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Sep 23rd 2015, 10:45 AM

# Sweden

"Obviously something went wrong": pilot makes emergency landing on motorway

Passing drivers helped the pilot move the craft off the road and onto the hard shoulder.

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Aug 29th 2015, 11:59 PM

# Austria

A toddler and three young boys were among the dead in Austrian truck

Police believe the people inside were already dead when the truck crossed into Austria.

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Aug 28th 2015, 12:10 PM

# dude where's our baby?

Family leaves 3-year-old child behind at motorway rest stop, drive 100 miles without noticing

The little girl’s parents only realised she was missing when they heard a radio alert in their car.

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Aug 10th 2015, 2:45 PM

# Roads

Man dies after crash between truck and two cars on M1 motorway

It is understood that gardaí are investigating a possible link between the crash and the discovery of a woman’s body in the same county.

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Jul 27th 2015, 6:05 PM

# goodbye tailbacks

The drive from Dublin to Wexford just got a whole lot quicker

The M11 is now open for business.

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Jul 13th 2015, 4:54 PM

# frugal times

Lights on Ireland's motorways are being turned off to save money

“Are we trying to save a few quid? That’s absolutely correct.”

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Mar 19th 2015, 6:04 AM

# dog rescue

Hero bikers band together to save scared dog on motorway

The big softies.

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Mar 9th 2015, 10:07 PM

# M40

One dead, dozens injured in 40-car UK motorway pile-up

The incident occurred at around 8am this morning.

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Feb 14th 2015, 1:27 PM

# be careful

Five car collision on M7 between Naas and Newbridge

Drivers are warned to take care.

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Jan 4th 2015, 8:23 PM

# local jobs for local people

Galway councillor says jobs on new motorway should go to Irish people first

Michael Fahy says he is not against people from the EU getting jobs in Ireland but that local people should be given priority.

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Aug 21st 2014, 8:53 PM

# Roads

At least nine people killed in early-morning tourist bus crash in Germany

A coach carrying Polish tourists collided with another minibus near the city of Dresden.

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Jul 19th 2014, 1:16 PM

# Awkward

Cheating man dumped by both his girlfriends with one very public banner

You could say he got his comeuppance.

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Jul 3rd 2014, 8:14 AM

# J13

Woman dies after falling from bridge on M50

The incident occurred earlier this afternoon.

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May 25th 2014, 5:16 PM

# bypassed

€550m Galway motorway deal promises 450 jobs and at least five bypasses

The 57 km four-lane motorway between Tuam and Gort is to be completed by the end of 2018.

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Apr 30th 2014, 4:55 PM

# one for the road

First motorway pub opens its doors in Britain amid controversy

The Wetherspoons pub is located on the main motorway between London and Birmingham. However road safety groups say it could lead to drink driving.

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Jan 21st 2014, 3:50 PM

# Car Chase

Two men arrested after car chased and rammed on the M50

The drivers of the BMW went to meet people in a car park in a view to sell the car.

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Jan 16th 2014, 10:37 AM

# M6

Young girl injured in Galway motorway crash passes away in hospital

The five-year-old was seriously injured in a three vehicle collision near Athenry on Wednesday of last week.

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Dec 25th 2013, 6:04 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should the government raise speed limits on Irish motorways?

Minister Varadkar has said there is no proposal to raise the limit but if there was, would you support it?

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Dec 8th 2013, 9:29 AM

# Roads

Daly: Change motorway speed limits to 130kmh

The current speed limit is set at 120km per hour. But what does the Transport Minister think?

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Dec 8th 2013, 8:00 AM

# TOLL-FREE

Hauliers to use toll roads for free in November

The toll on four roads – the M1, M3, M6 and the Limerick Tunnel – will be lifted in November to see if it reduces the number of trucks using regional roads.

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Oct 2nd 2013, 2:42 PM

# Topaz

100 jobs promised at two new motorway service sites

Topaz is opening the service stations on the Dublin-Cork and Dublin-Waterford motorways.

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Oct 1st 2013, 10:07 AM

# Ride On

WATCH: Man hitches a ride down the M7 on the back of a truck

A backer down the motorway? No thanks.

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Sep 23rd 2013, 2:54 PM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Thursday

Everyone’s talking about two reports into suicide in Ireland, a major crash on a motorway, and the Dublin mayor who’s giving himself a pay cut…

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Sep 5th 2013, 11:00 PM