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Mayo woman who died in N17 traffic accident named locally

THE woman who died in a fatal road traffic collision on the N17 outside Claremorris has been named locally as Andrea Gornowicz. A native of Germany, Ms Gornowicz who was aged 58 years, lived in the Claremorris region for a number of years and worked ...

17 May 2024 at 13:43

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SHOCK: Ten people dead on Irish roads in five separate collisions in just five days

Ten people have died on Irish roads in five separate road collisions in the past five days. According to Gardaí, a total of 124 people have died so far this year, with 23 road deaths recorded in August 2023 alone. This year's total figure is an ...

30 Aug 2023 at 13:34

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Gardaí appeal to drivers to remember vulnerable road users as children return to school

Gardaí have appealed to drivers to take extra caution on roads as children return to school, with younger people aged between 6 and 20 accounting for one in five deaths on roads so far in 2023. Already this year there have been 127 Deaths on ...

06 Sept 2023 at 09:12

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Councillors say they should decide speed limits

LOCAL representatives from the Claremorris-Swinford area have said that local authorities should have the final say on speed limits on the road network. This comes as the government has today (Wednesday) announced a reduction in speed ...

06 Sept 2023 at 21:01

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SHOCK: Three people including a child die in three separate road collisions overnight

Three people including a child have died in three separate road collisions overnight. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to any of the collisions, which occurred in Co Donegal, Co Dublin and Co Kerry. The first fatal collision ...

24 Sept 2023 at 09:55

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'We have lost too many' - Speed limits in town centres may drop to 30km/h from next year

Town centres and built-up areas across Ireland may see speed limits drop to 30km/h in an attempt to increase road safety. The Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD and Minister of State Jack Chambers TD yesterday (September ...

15 Sept 2023 at 10:37

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Ten counties have already reached or exceeded last year's death toll on roads

Ten counties in Ireland have already seen road deaths reach or exceed last year's figure, with just under nine months of the year gone. Road fatalities in Tipperary, Mayo, Galway, and Westmeath have increased by more than ...

18 Sept 2023 at 11:12

Three deaths and almost 200 arrests for drunk driving over bank holiday weekend

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Three deaths and almost 200 arrests for driving under the influence over bank holiday weekend

There were three deaths and eight serious collisions which caused life-threatening injuries on Irish roads over the August bank holiday, garda figures reveal. Road fatalities are up by 12 on last year's figure. ...

11 Aug 2023 at 09:56

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Mayo road deaths already same as 2022 and 2021 figures combined

MAYO has already accounted for more than 10 per cent of the number of people killed on the country's roads so far this year. The number of people who have lost their lives on Mayo's roads has already doubled ...

01 Aug 2023 at 18:59

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WATCH: Garda road safety message - 'Every fatality on our roads is one too many'

Gardaí have issued a warning to road users in an attempt to curb road deaths, with 24 more people dying on Irish roads this year when compared with the same period in 2022. "Every fatality on our roads is ...

03 Sept 2023 at 09:45

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'Please be safe' - Almost 30 people dead on Irish roads in past 30 days, Gardaí confirm

Almost 30 people have died on Irish roads in the past 30 days, Gardaí have confirmed. An Garda Síochána released an appeal to road users to take care on the roads in the wake of a spike in fatalities in ...

31 Aug 2023 at 11:25

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RSA rejects criticism from safety groups but admits non-compliance on roads 'off the scale'

The chairperson of the Road Safety Authority (RSA), Liz O’Donnell, has rejected criticism of the organisation by road safety advocacy groups, many of whom have recently expressed no confidence in the ...

10 Apr 2024 at 14:28

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