Aug 19, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

Met Eireann has issued a status RED warning for very severe and destructive winds associated with storm Ellen tonight from 9pm – 12am for county Cork.

Aug 19, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

The Road Safety Authority (RSA), is asking road users to exercise caution while using the roads over the next few days as Met Eireann has issued Orange and Yellow weather warnings for strong winds and heavy rain.

Aug 10, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

Minister Eamon Ryan T.D. and Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton T.D. at the Department of Transport, today 10/08/2020 have announced details of a further extension to the validity period of driving licences in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the disruption it has caused to licensing services delivered by the Road Safety Authority (RSA).

Aug 7, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

An Garda Síochána and the RSA are saddened by the deaths on Irish roads over the August Bank Holiday weekend, with 4 fatalities and 10 serious injuries.

Jul 30, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

The Road Safety Authority (RSA), An Garda Síochána and the Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS) are highlighting the dangers of drink and drug driving ahead of the August Bank Holiday weekend.

Jul 28, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) in association with the National Office for Traffic Medicine (NOTM) at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) today announced the publication of the 2020 update of the Sláinte agus Tiomáint Medical Fitness to Drive Guidelines for Group 1 and Group 2 drivers and three additional information leaflets offering advice to drivers.

Jul 25, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

On the 16th July the Office for Emergency Planning (OEP) launched the Be Summer-Ready campaign 2020.

Jul 9, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

Jun 27, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

The National Car Testing Service (NCTS) has now updated all records for those customers’ vehicles that qualified for the 4 month test extension as announced by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Mr Shane Ross in April.

Jun 26, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) have confirmed that the driver testing service will restart on a gradual basis during Phase 3 of the road map for easing of Covid19 restrictions.

Jun 16, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

I am very pleased to announce that the Board of the Road Safety Authority (RSA), with the consent of the Minister for Transport Tourism and Sport, has appointed Mr. Sam Waide as the in-coming Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the RSA.

Jun 15, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

The Road Safety Authority (RSA), is asking road users to exercise caution while using the roads today, Monday 15 June 2020 as Met Eireann has issued Orange and Yellow weather warnings for heavy rain and thunderstorms.

Jun 10, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána have launched a new road safety campaign urging road users to be extra cautious as the roads get busier, and to realise that they have changed due to increased numbers of cyclists and pedestrians on Irish roads. It follows the lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions which now allow travel within a 20km limit of the home or within the county boundary.

Jun 6, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) have confirmed that the phased reopening of some RSA’s services will begin on Monday 8 June, the start of phase 2 of the Government’s road map for easing of Covid19 restrictions.

Jun 6, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

The National Car Testing Service (NCTS) has confirmed that the phased reopening of the NCT service will begin from the 8 June 2020 with the reopening of 15 centres. The reopening of the centres is being done in line with the Government’s Roadmap for reopening Society and Business, published on 1 May, and in compliance with the National Return to Work Safely Protocol.

May 28, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

The temporary derogation from certain rules concerning the driving and resting times for drivers of commercial vehicles will, as previously advised, expire on 31 May. From 1 June 2020, operators and drivers must comply with the normal rules applicable to driving and resting times for drivers of commercial vehicles.

May 21, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

An Garda Síochána will conduct a national speed enforcement operation "Slow Down”, supported by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and other stakeholders, for a 24 hour period from 07.00hrs on Friday 22nd May to 07.00hrs on Saturday 23rd May 2020.

May 15, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

The Minister of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) have confirmed that the Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Testing (CVRT) network will reopen from 18 May 2020 for vehicles with a test due date prior to 28 March 2020 (before the 3-month extension to commercial vehicle certificates of roadworthiness came into effect).

May 11, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

With silage cutting season underway, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) are making a joint appeal to drivers of farming machinery and vulnerable road users to share the road safely.

Apr 29, 2020, 00:00 AM by User Not Found

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána have expressed concern at the number of drivers being detected driving at excessive speed, and at a doubling in the number of pedestrian deaths to date this year.