DUBLIN : Dublin City may see further restrictions on non-public vehicles in its downtown area as a new draft transport plan aims to create a pedestrian and eco-friendly urban environment. Proposed as part of the 2022-2028 objectives outlined in the Dublin City Development Plan, the draft proposal envisions car bans in several city zones. Parliament … Read more
Following a lorry and pedestrian incident on the road in Co. Cork, a woman has passed away. On Monday at about 3.45 pm, a collision happened on Main Street in Charleville. The woman, who was in her 70s, was declared dead on the spot. No other injuries were reported, according to the Garda. The road … Read more
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic incident involving a van and a pedestrian that happened on Main Street, Union Hall, Co. Cork, at approximately 8:30am on Thursday morning. The 70-year-old male pedestrian was brought to Cork University Hospital to receive medical attention for his wounds; however, he tragically passed away there. … Read more
Statistics from the Road Safety Authority show that there was a 13% increase in road deaths last year. In 2022, 155 people died in 149 road accidents, up from 137 deaths in 124 accidents the year before, according to provisional figures from the RSA. The figures show that 41 pedestrians died on Irish roads last year, … Read more
Following a horrifying motorcycle accident in Dublin on Wednesday, a female pedestrian has passed away. According to the Garda, the incident took place at the Beresford Place/Eden Quay junction on Wednesday at around 10:40 am. After the pedestrian and the motorcyclist collided, emergency personnel and garda were called to the scene. A woman in her … Read more
A woman in her 50s has died in a road traffic collision in Stradbally, Co Laois. She died when she and another pedestrian were hit by a car in the Dunamase area outside Stradbally. The incident occurred at approximately 1.10 pm on Friday. Her body has since been transported to Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise, … Read more
A teenager has died in hospital following a road traffic collision with a car in Kildare on Wednesday. The collision, involving a pedestrian and a car, happened at approximately 11:55 am on Aghards Road in Celbridge. In an update on Friday, gardaí said the teenager had since died at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown. “The pedestrian, a … Read more
A pedestrian in his 70s is in critical condition after a serious road traffic collision which took place in Galway City. The incident took place in the Prospect Hill area of Galway at around 10 am this morning. At about 10 am, Gardaí were alerted following a collision involving a truck and a pedestrian at … Read more
A woman aged in her 70s has died after she and a second pedestrian were crashed with a car in Sligo town yesterday afternoon. The woman was killed following the incident at the junction of Castle Street and Market Street in the town at 4 pm. A garda spokesperson said that the scene is currently … Read more
A woman in her 70s has been killed after being hit by a truck in Dun Laoghaire earlier this morning. The fatal accident happened at approximately 10 am at the junction of George’s Street Lower and Convent Lane in Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. The male driver in his late 30s and his male passenger, late … Read more