Tolls on national road network to rise from 1 July

Tolls on the country’s national road network are to increase from 1 July, the Department of Transport and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) have confirmed. This follows the conclusion of the Government’s six-month deferment of toll increases on 30 June and the standard regulated toll in line with the inflationary increase will take effect on 1 … Read more

Man killed in road collision involving car and horse in Monaghan

Gardaí are looking for witnesses after a man was killed in Co. Monaghan when the car he was travelling in collided with a stray horse. When the collision occurred at Creevy, near Carrickmacross, on Saturday at around 9.20 p.m., the man, who was in his 40s, was travelling in the front passenger seat with two … Read more

Toll income on M50 motorway up 13% as traffic volumes rise

The M50 motorway have seen a 13% increase in toll revenue last year as traffic volumes returned to pre-pandemic levels. But the €140 million in toll revenue on Ireland’s busiest motorway, which also includes €7.5 million in fines, is less than the €160 million pre-pandemic revenue in 2019. The number of trips taken on the … Read more