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Inquiry into excluding Carer's Allowance from Back-to-School Allowance Means Test

A CLARE TD has raised an important query to the Minister for Social Protection regarding the inclusion of carer's allowance in the means test for the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance scheme. Violet-Anne Wynne TD submitted the inquiry ...

23 Aug 2023 at 11:10

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Revealed: the counties with the longest waiting times for driving tests

Drivers have to wait almost a year to sit their driving test in some parts of the country, figures just released from the Road Safety Authority show. The figures released at the end of August show there are significant waiting times in almost ...

12 Sept 2023 at 14:45

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Irish driver testers 'let go' amid chronic backlog in test dates

A number of tester drivers have not had their contracts renewed despite an unprecedent demand for driving tests, the Driver Testing Service has confirmed. Despite an average wait time of 22 weeks for a driving test in the country, it emerged ...

13 Jan 2024 at 11:20

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Partner of TD facing motoring charges warned over his failure to sit driving test

A JUDGE has rejected a claim made by the partner of independent Clare TD, Violet Anne Wynne that he has yet to receive an email from the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) inviting him to sit his driving test, more than three years ...

17 Jan 2024 at 11:10

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Covid testing system ‘overwhelmed’

TAKE THE VACCINE Crossmolina GP, Eleanor Loftus. Oisín McGovern A CROSSMOLINA GP has said that the Covid-19 testing system has been ‘overwhelmed’ due to the latest rise in cases numbers across the county. Speaking to The Mayo News ...

12 Jan 2022 at 10:38

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Last orders in rural pubs?

VFI welcome rural transport initiative REACTION Anton McNulty THE proposal by Minister Eamon Ó Cuív TD to introduce a rural transport scheme to accommodate rural pubs has been welcomed by the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI),...

17 Jan 2007 at 11:27

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'A road safety priority' - Unlimited licence renewals for learner drivers to be scrapped

Unlimited licence renewals for learner drivers is set to be scrapped in a bid to improve road safety. That's according to the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Jack Chambers, who recently (March 21) confirmed the ...

03 Apr 2024 at 12:13

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'Appalling' - Driver under the influence stopped at checkpoint for litany of offences

A driver in Drogheda was caught driving under the influence over the Bank Holiday weekend and failed to present a driver's licence after being stopped by Gardaí. Gardaí said in a post on X that "this is the kind of appalling ...

02 Apr 2024 at 15:16

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WATCH: Here's what to expect if Gardaí stop you for suspected drug driving

An Garda Síochána have released a video demonstrating what motorists can expect during a roadside drugs test. In the video - posted on X (formerly Twitter) today (March 5) - a Garda is seen asking a motorist for his license ...

05 Mar 2024 at 17:00

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Revealed: The NCT test centres where your car is most likely to fail

One NCT test centre in Ireland saw almost 60 per cent of cars fail their NCT, as just under half of the 1.5 million cars tested last year failed. Figures from the National Car Testing Service show that a total of 747,820 ...

04 Jan 2024 at 08:24

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Lorry seized after disqualified driver fails breath test

AN GARDA Síochána have intercepted a lorry in Laois for a serious breach of regulations after the driver is said to have failed a roadside breath test. The incident unfolded in Rathdowney, Co Laois, where the Roads ...

30 Nov 2023 at 14:53

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Two drug-drivers arrested after over one hundred drivers tested at checkpoint

Gardaí arrested two drivers who tested positive for cocaine at a checkpoint in co. Kildare on Monday. At the checkpoint in Naas late yesterday afternoon, Gardaí tested a 113 drivers for intoxicated driving. They ...

16 Apr 2024 at 14:08

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