# road-deaths - Friday 13 January, 2017
# Meath
# Meath
Her two children are in hospital, with one in a serious condition.
# road-deaths - Monday 9 January, 2017
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
Meanwhile, just over half of people want drink driving alcohol limits to remain unchanged.
# road-deaths - Friday 6 January, 2017
# Road Deaths
# Road Deaths
Meanwhile, the Road Safety Authority is looking into establishing a public database of disqualified drivers.
# road-deaths - Wednesday 4 January, 2017
# Your Say
# Your Say
Minister Shane Ross has described 2016 as a “disastrous year” for road safety.
# Road Deaths
# Road Deaths
Meanwhile, a Fine Gael MEP has called for breathalysers to be installed in the cars of repeat offenders.
# road-deaths - Friday 30 December, 2016
# RIP
# RIP
She was pronounced dead at the scene in Cavan.
# road-deaths - Tuesday 20 December, 2016
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
A number of new measures about drug driving, written-off vehicles and uninsured drivers have been given the green light.
# road-deaths - Friday 9 December, 2016
# Witness Appeal
# Witness Appeal
The crash happened last night and the woman was pronounced dead today.
# road-deaths - Thursday 8 December, 2016
# Frenchpark
# Frenchpark
The N5 is closed between Frenchpark and Ballaghaderreen and diversions are in place.
# Driving Ban
# Driving Ban
Drink drivers involved in fatal crashes will not be permitted to drive while they are awaiting trial.
# road-deaths - Wednesday 7 December, 2016
# Kilmallock
# Kilmallock
A section of the road remains closed to facilitate a garda forensic examination.
# road-deaths - Monday 5 December, 2016
# Dungarvan
# Dungarvan
Six people who were injured in the collision remain in hospital this morning.
# road-deaths - Sunday 20 November, 2016
# RIP
# RIP
Today is the first one that my sister Donna Fox is among those we are remembering, writes Neil Fox on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
# road-deaths - Saturday 19 November, 2016
# Road Deaths
# Road Deaths
23,949 people have died on Irish roads since records began in 1959.
# road-deaths - Friday 18 November, 2016
# RSA Report
# RSA Report
Prescription medication almost as common as alcohol in road deaths, according to RSA report.
# road-deaths - Tuesday 25 October, 2016
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
The Road Safety Authority is worried about an increasing trend.
# Castlerea
# Castlerea
The car she was driving hit a wall on Sunday.
# Witness Appeal
# Witness Appeal
The driver, a man in his 20s, and a female passenger in her late teens were taken to Beaumont Hospital.
# road-deaths - Monday 24 October, 2016
# Palm Springs
# Palm Springs
Authorities said it appeared the 1996 bus didn’t have seat belts and it is likely speeding played a role.
# road-deaths - Saturday 22 October, 2016
# Slow Down
# Slow Down
Gardaí have thanked the tens of thousands of drivers on Irish roads who were found to be compliant.
# road-deaths - Friday 14 October, 2016
# Claremorris
# Claremorris
The road between Claremorris and Balla is currently closed.
# road-deaths - Monday 3 October, 2016
# Road Safety Authority
# Road Safety Authority
Speed also played a role in half of crashes where someone died.
# road-deaths - Friday 30 September, 2016
# Road Deaths
# Road Deaths
New mayor Sadiq Khan wants a total ban on dangerous lorries in the English capital.
# road-deaths - Saturday 30 July, 2016
# Road Deaths
# Road Deaths
Six people have lost their lives in road collisions in Donegal this year – five of those road deaths occurred this week.
# road-deaths - Thursday 28 July, 2016
# Big Generator
# Big Generator
Tony Rice was the drummer in popular band Big Generator.
# road-deaths - Wednesday 27 July, 2016
# Road Deaths
# Road Deaths
The crashes happened in Meath, Kildare and Donegal between last night and this morning.
# road-deaths - Tuesday 26 July, 2016
# Be Safe
# Be Safe
The Road Safety Authority issued a warning to all road users ahead of the bank holiday weekend.
# road-deaths - Monday 11 July, 2016
# Cork And Longford
# Cork And Longford
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to either incident.
# road-deaths - Thursday 23 June, 2016
# Wexford
# Wexford
Part of the Ballycanew to Wexford road is closed and diversions in place.
# road-deaths - Friday 17 June, 2016
# Dangerous Driving
# Dangerous Driving
The Maher family tell their raw story, in their own words.
# road-deaths - Thursday 16 June, 2016
# Sentencing
# Sentencing
Eugene Maher died from head injuries hours after being struck by a car driven by Christopher Coleman.
# road-deaths - Friday 10 June, 2016
# Laois
# Laois
No one else was injured in the collision.
# road-deaths - Saturday 4 June, 2016
# Road Deaths
# Road Deaths
The RSA has said people automatically vilify drivers when drunk pedestrians are often the causes of fatal collisions.
# road-deaths - Wednesday 1 June, 2016
# Road Deaths
# Road Deaths
There were 983 fatal collisions on Irish roads between 2008 and 2012.
# road-deaths - Wednesday 18 May, 2016
# Roads
# Roads
Six others were taken to hospital after the collision.
# road-deaths - Saturday 14 May, 2016
# Asleep At The Wheel
# Asleep At The Wheel
The dangers of micro-sleeps were highlighted this week when a driver was jailed for two years for killing a young mother after drifting off at the wheel.
# road-deaths - Tuesday 10 May, 2016
# Road Deaths
# Road Deaths
Diversions are in place on the N25 where the crash happened.
# road-deaths - Saturday 7 May, 2016
# Naas
# Naas
He was also fined €1,000 and disqualified from driving for four years.
# road-deaths - Tuesday 5 April, 2016
# Mallow
# Mallow
The N20 Cork to Limerick Road is currently closed.
# road-deaths - Thursday 24 March, 2016
# Letterkenny
# Letterkenny
The 30-year-old woman died in hospital this afternoon.
