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# RSA

This week
26th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
Drivers urged to slow down this Christmas as minister says no family wants to get that knock on the door
There has been a rise in road deaths, with 171 losing their lives so far this year.
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Thu 4:44 PM
Low temperature warning issued for most of country
An ice warning has also been issued for Northern Ireland
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Wed 3:58 PM
Last week
19th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
RSA finds those driving for work are more likely to engage in dangerous driving behaviours
30% of those who drive for work have admitted to nodding off behind the wheel.
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Nov 22nd 2023, 2:57 PM
This year
2023
Number of deaths on Irish roads so far this year has now equalled the total for 2022
155 people have died on Irish roads this year, equalling the figure for the entirety of last year.
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Oct 23rd 2023, 6:26 PM
Close to 70% of children killed or seriously injured on Irish roads were a pedestrian or cyclist
Between 2014 and 2022, 56 children aged 15 and under were killed on Irish roads, while 852 were seriously injured.
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Oct 6th 2023, 5:20 PM
Over 900 people have been seriously injured on Irish roads so far this year
The Road Safety Authority’s annual conference gets underway today.
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Oct 4th 2023, 11:25 AM
NCT will 'revisit' cashless decision if government mandates state bodies to accept cash
The COO of the RSA said if accepting cash becomes a requirement, the service will work to make sure it meets the obligation.
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Sep 20th 2023, 9:24 PM
'Personal responsibility' the focus of new RSA campaign to eliminate road deaths by 2050
So far this year, 130 people have died on Irish roads – 25 more than the same period in 2022 and 36 more than the same period in 2019.
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Sep 12th 2023, 4:25 PM
Speed limits, checkpoints and shock tactics: How do we tackle rising road deaths
Ireland is on track to increase its annual road fatalities for the second year in a row.
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Sep 3rd 2023, 8:00 AM
Deaths on Irish roads this year could approach 170, erasing years of progress
Eight people died in three separate road traffic collisions since last Friday, including two 3-year-olds.
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Sep 2nd 2023, 7:30 AM
Jack Chambers says NCT will not go cashless despite company stating it would
The test will not be ‘saying goodbye to cash’, as the NCT claimed on social media.
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Aug 28th 2023, 4:58 PM
RSA urges motorists to 'evaluate driving behaviour' as road deaths reach 100 this year
As of this morning, there have been 100 road deaths in Ireland, an increase of 11 on the same period last year.
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Aug 1st 2023, 5:11 PM
Driving instructor who said 'who's your daddy' 15 times to student among complaints to RSA
128 complaints were made by learner drivers about driving instructors last year, nearly seven times as many as the RSA received in 2021.
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Jun 6th 2023, 12:33 PM
RSA says people travelling near the Border should 'not be startled' over UK's new alert system
The UK is testing its new emergency message system this Sunday for use in extreme weather events.
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Apr 20th 2023, 5:43 PM
75 additional driver testers to be recruited to deal with backlog
This will bring the potential total number of testers to over 200.
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Apr 11th 2023, 12:09 PM
Motorists urged to be careful on roads this weekend after 11 Easter fatalities in recent years
Gardaí and the RSA issued a road safety appeal this weekend after there has been 11 fatalities during Easter Bank holiday collisions over the last five years.
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Apr 6th 2023, 12:36 PM
'Don't get smashed up': Surgeon encourages bikers to get training from motorbike gardaí
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has officially launched the BikeSafe programme, which aims to reduce deaths and serious injuries among motorcyclists.
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Mar 28th 2023, 4:37 PM
Union tells driving testers not to accept cars without valid NCT, against RSA stance
The requirement for a valid certificate was temporarily suspended because of Covid-19 delays.
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Mar 27th 2023, 8:03 PM
Snow and ice: Status Yellow warning in Cork and Kerry tonight, plus 18 more counties on Thursday
An additional warning for low temperatures and ice is in place for specific counties tonight too.
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Mar 7th 2023, 1:24 PM
Almost 50k Learner drivers to wait 19 weeks for a test, says RSA
The national average waiting time for a driving test is currently 19 weeks, almost double the RSA’s target.
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Feb 1st 2023, 5:30 PM
New nationwide status yellow ice warning to come into effect at 4pm
Met Éireann warns that icy stretches, and possible black ice in parts, will lead to hazardous travelling conditions.
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Jan 19th 2023, 12:07 PM
Motorists warned to take care as further Status Yellow weather warning issued
A number of schools in Donegal have also closed for today due to snow.
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Jan 17th 2023, 4:10 PM
Road deaths in Ireland increased by 13% last year
The number of pedestrian deaths more than doubled.
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Jan 1st 2023, 12:31 PM
Last year
2022
Over 543,000 people had points on their licences this year - a county-by-county breakdown
A total of 543,089 people had points on their licences on 30 September 2022.
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Dec 31st 2022, 6:30 AM
New roadside drug testing system launched as part of Christmas and New Year road safety appeal
It works like an antigen test and delivers results in 2-8 minutes.
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Dec 1st 2022, 7:39 AM
Unaccompanied driver on learner permit for past 30 years detected travelling at 147 kph
The incident happened over the weekend on the N7.
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Nov 15th 2022, 4:25 PM
Fines for range of road offences have doubled since midnight
The death toll on Irish roads this year stands at 122 people.
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Oct 27th 2022, 7:17 AM
Parents urged not to gift quad bikes or scramblers to children this Christmas
38% of those injured in quad or scrambler incidents between 2017 and 2021 were aged 18 or under.
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Oct 19th 2022, 3:55 PM
RSA says GDPR limited the level of road crash data it could publish, as questions raised in Dáil
The RSA says this is due to the fact that ‘the data must be treated as personal data in order to comply with GDPR demands’.
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Oct 8th 2022, 6:30 AM
Wet and windy weekend ahead as Status Yellow rain warning issued for Saturday night
Electric Picnic attendees may be in for a couple of blustery days.
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Sep 2nd 2022, 2:25 PM
Fines for speeding and using phone while driving set to double
More than 88,000 drivers were caught speeding so far this year.
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Jul 26th 2022, 2:36 PM
Almost one in four motorists check their phone notifications while driving
New research by the Road Safety Authority also found that 13% of drivers write messages or emails while behind the wheel.
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Jul 7th 2022, 1:29 PM
Gardaí clamp down on speeding ahead of bank holiday weekend with 24-hour enforcement campaign
Gardai revealed that on their weekend observations, 93% of cars broke the speed limit.
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Jun 2nd 2022, 1:59 PM
Road safety chief warns 'concerning trend' in road deaths could lead to higher fines
At an RSA event today, Waide said that an increase in fines and penalty points this year isn’t “ruled out”.
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May 26th 2022, 5:42 PM
Over half of child car seats found to be incorrectly fitted, Road Safety Authority says
The RSA has launched a new voluntary code of practice to assist child car seat retailers and consumers in response to its findings.
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Feb 24th 2022, 2:55 PM
2021 saw lowest number of road fatalities since recording began in 1959
There was an 11% drop in road deaths in 2021 compared to 2020.
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Jan 1st 2022, 8:00 AM
All time
'We've lost the equivalent of a month's worth of lives in two days': RSA issues safety warning
Seven people died on roads in the Republic and Northern Ireland today and yesterday.
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Dec 28th 2021, 2:30 PM
Over 540,000 people had points on their licences this year - a county-by-county breakdown
A total of 540,174 people had points on their licences on 30 September 2021.
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Dec 26th 2021, 7:00 AM
New road safety strategy that seeks to halve deaths on Irish roads by 2030 launched
A working group will be established to examine speed limits, particularly a 30km/h speed limit in urban areas.
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Dec 14th 2021, 3:02 PM
Number of people killed on Irish roads dropped by 12% in first half of 2021
Garda figures showed 82% of deaths occurred on rural roads with a speed limit of 80kmh or higher.
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Jul 26th 2021, 3:06 PM
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