Mar 11, 2020, 11:17 AM by John Guiheen

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 snow/ice.

Mar 4, 2020, 11:33 AM by John Guiheen

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is calling for more investment in cycling infrastructure, greater roll out of 30km/h limits in urban areas and for motorists to reduce their speed in response to new research published today on trends in cyclist injuries on Irish roads.

Feb 28, 2020, 19:29 PM by John Guiheen

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

Feb 28, 2020, 19:23 PM by John Guiheen

Feb 28, 2020, 19:19 PM by John Guiheen

Met Eireann has issued a status red warning for very severe winds associated with storm Jorge on Saturday for counties Clare And Galway. Road users are being advised not to make any non-essential journeys in the affected areas during the storm window from 1pm -4pm Saturday the 29 February.

Feb 20, 2020, 19:35 PM by John Guiheen

The Third Ministerial Global Conference on road safety has highlighted the need for the inclusion of road safety when developing plans to achieve greater sustainability, in terms of transportation and quality of life in urban areas.

Feb 10, 2020, 19:44 PM by John Guiheen

Since 2010, An Garda Síochána has contributed to making our roads safer through the use of safety cameras, using a service provider ‘GoSafe’ to operate them on its behalf. The primary purpose of safety cameras is to reduce speed related collisions, lessen injuries and save lives.

Feb 9, 2020, 19:54 PM by John Guiheen

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is advising all road users to prepare for cold weather conditions as Met Eireann have issued a Yellow Weather Warning for Snow and Ice for Monday and Tuesday.

Feb 7, 2020, 19:59 PM by John Guiheen

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

Feb 5, 2020, 20:04 PM by John Guiheen

NCTS can confirm that underbody vehicle inspections will recommence in an additional eight centres around the country in the coming week. This follows the delivery and planned installation of new vehicle lifts.

Jan 31, 2020, 18:12 PM by John Guiheen

NCTS are urging all customers to continue to book and turn up for their NCT as normal. The test will be completed with the omission of the underbody inspection, which will be conducted at a later date when the lifts are returned fully to use. NCTS can confirm that a small number of lift inspections have recommenced on a restricted basis.

Jan 31, 2020, 18:02 PM by John Guiheen

NCTS can confirm that we have now recommenced underbody inspections in a small number of centres nationwide.

Jan 30, 2020, 18:15 PM by John Guiheen

Since the issue of the scissors lift in NCTS Centres has come to light the Road Safety Authority has been working with Applus and engaging with other relevant stakeholders to ensure that they are appraised of the issue and to establish the extent of the problem and possible resolutions. This also includes engagement with An Garda Síochána.

Jan 29, 2020, 18:17 PM by John Guiheen

NCTS have made the decision to temporarily discontinue the use of vehicle inspection scissor lifts across the NCTS network of 47 centres with immediate effect until a full condition survey of all lifts is completed.

Jan 12, 2020, 18:37 PM by John Guiheen

The Road Safety Authority (RSA), is asking road users to exercise caution while using the roads tomorrow (Monday 13 January) as Met Eireann has issued Orange weather warnings for strong winds and risk of coastal flooding for most of the country due to storm Brendan.

Jan 6, 2020, 18:40 PM by John Guiheen

On behalf of the Board of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) I wish to confirm that Ms. Moyagh Murdock, Chief Executive has decided to move on to take up a new role as Chief Executive with Insurance Ireland and will be leaving the RSA at the end of March 2020.

Jan 1, 2020, 18:57 PM by John Guiheen

Provisional road collision statistics for 2019 show deaths resulting from road traffic collisions have increased. A total of 148* people lost their lives in 2019, compared to 142 in 2018, a 4% rise. 2018 was the safest recorded year on Irish roads.

Aug 19, 2019, 11:08 AM by John Guiheen

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) are today calling for nominations in the annual ‘Leading Lights in Road Safety’ awards. The RSA is asking communities all over Ireland to nominate their ‘Leading Light’ in road safety – a group or individual who campaigns, educates and is committed to improving road safety in their community.

Aug 13, 2019, 11:02 AM by John Guiheen

With almost 60,000 students receiving their Leaving Certificate results today, the highest number in 15 years, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) would like to remind all recipients to celebrate safely and responsibly.

Aug 9, 2019, 14:46 PM by John Guiheen

The Road Safety Authority (RSA), Gaelic Players Association (GPA) and Women's Gaelic Players Association (WGPA) today announced a three-year collaboration to promote road safety awareness. Initially focusing on reducing the incidences of two killer behaviours on Irish roads – using a mobile phone while driving and driver fatigue, together the three organisations hope to help drive behavioural change amongst a younger cohort of road users.