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Saturday 19 September 2020
The puppies have been transferred to the care of the Kildare & West Wicklow SPCA.
Liz O’Donnell said recent events have demonstrated the ‘huge change in public non-acceptance of drink driving’.
The new zones include areas where fatal and serious collisions have previously occurred.
Gardaí must prove they were exceeding the speed limit as they carried out their duty.
By far, the most common offence detected and which led to a driver being disqualified is speeding.
A national speed limit audit is currently near completion.
Under the new system, drivers who speed excessively will be hit with heavier penalties.
Shane Ross is bringing the proposals to Cabinet, but he faces opposition to get it over the line.
A male cyclist was killed in a collision on the South Circular Road in Dublin yesterday morning.
The man overtook the garda car at 130km per hour in an 80km per hour zone.
The driver was detected speeding during An Garda Síochána’s National Slow Down Day today.
Regulating rickshaws, IVF and speeding – just some of the issues the government plan to tackle.
The motorist was driving through an area of road works on the N7 when caught by gardaí.
The drive ended when the car collided with Garda armed response unit on the N7.
The driver was travelling at 176km in a 120km-zone.
The former Arsenal and Sevilla winger was involved in a fatal crash on Saturday.
Over the 24-hour period, gardaí and GoSafe checked a total of 195,768 vehicles.
Research indicated that speed was a factor in 49% of fatal motorcyclists collisions.
The EU yesterday announced a string of new measures proposed by the EU to help improve road safety.
Gardaí said the driver was an unaccompanied learner with no insurance or NCT.
He was arrested at the scene for dangerous driving and charged for court.
Naas Roads Policing was conducting a checkpoint last night when the driver was caught, according to gardaí.
Gardaí carried out a number of checks on Thursday and encouraged people to slow down.
The biker was one of 476 motorists found driving over the speed limit yesterday.
Gardaí had asked drivers to slow down as speeding is a major factor in fatal collisions.
A graduated penalty system for speeding will be introduced where the speed limit is exceeded by 30kph.
McGregor was handed the ban today in Naas.
32 motorists have been prosecuted so far for dangerous driving between junctions 8 and 11 on the M7.
The arrest was one of a number of enforcement actions taken by gardaí over the bank holiday weekend.
Over 100,000 cars were checked, but only a small number were speeding.
One driver was also speeding at the time.
The motorist was caught by gardaí in Dublin today.
Transport Minister Shane Ross said he hopes to have a general scheme for the legislation ready by Christmas.
Gardaí and GoSafe checked 132,188 vehicles for speeding.
One road safety report found that excessive speed was a contributory factor in one-third of all fatal collisions.
Gardaí were patrolling the roads in Kerry, Limerick, Wexford and Kildare over the weekend.
Gardaí stopped the 39-year-old driver who was travelling along the M8 yesterday after 3pm.
The teenager was travelling along the M9 this morning when Gardaí stopped him.
Junior Minister Michael D’Arcy said young people are choosing to pay higher premiums rather than have the devices installed in their cars.
It follows a recommendation from the Garda Inspectorate that the vehicles should not be replaced.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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