RSA makes appeal during Bank Holiday weekend
Slow down, wear your seatbelt and never ever drink and drive is the advice from the Road Safety Authority. They’re encouraging drivers to take extra precautions this May Bank Holiday weekend. 56 people have been killed on Irish roads this year, up 7 per cent from the same time last…
RSA call for more visible policing on roads
The Road Safety Authority is looking at ways of ensuring more visible policing on the country’s roads. It’s after the Bank Holiday weekend saw 8 people die in a series of road incidents. Two men in their 70’s died in fatal road traffic collision which took place on…
Updated: N15 reopened to traffic following fatal collision
The N15 has reopened to traffic this evening following yesterday’s fatal Road Traffic Collision which claimed the lives of two men in their 70s The men died in the three colission which occured between Sligo and Drumcliff. Gardaí have confirmed to OceanFM news that the road has reopened…
New transport regulations introduced
The Road Safety Authority in consultation with the Department of Transport, has agreed to grant a temporary exception from certain provisions of the EU driving and resting time rules. It will apply to all drivers subject to the EU drivers’ hours and tachograph rules engaged in the carriage of goods,…
Frost and fog leading to dangerous driving conditions
Motorists in the North West are being urged to drive with extra caution that’s after sharp overnight frost. A dense fog is also contributing to challenging driving conditions this morning in the Counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. In Bundoran there are reports of black ice in the…
Over 1,900 people waiting for driving tests in the north west
Over 1,900 people are waiting for a driving test across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal test centres. Driving test services resumed on a gradual basis from the 20th of July. According to Freedom of Information figures, 498 people are waiting for a driving test at the Sligo Town Centre, 398 in…
Warning issued to road users as silage season starts
Road users across the Counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal have been warned to take extra care on the region’s roads over the summer months. With more agricultural contractors expected to be on the roads during silage season the warning has been issued by the Road safety authority and…