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Kildare motorist clocked a 153 km/h during National Slow Down Day

National Slow Down Day 2022 took place between 7am Tuesday, March 1 and 7am Wednesday March 2. Throughout that time, An Garda Síochána together with GoSafe checked the speeds of over 125,000 vehicles across Irish roads. Speed detectors recorded 1,...

02 Mar 2022 at 18:15

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Kildare claims for accidents caused by uninsured vehicles up by 42% last year

The number of claims relating to accidents caused by uninsured or untraced vehicles grew by 42% in Kildare last year, according to new figures published by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland (MIBI). This was significantly ahead of the 11% ...

29 Apr 2024 at 14:10

Local News

Kildare lollipop lady marks 50th birthday and 25 years of service

It’s a year of milestones for Castledermot school traffic warden Jennifer McDonald. The Lollipop Lady celebrates her 50th birthday today, and Kildare County Council Road Safety Officer Declan Keogh paid her a visit on the crossing this ...

31 Aug 2018 at 16:27

Motoring News

Kildare motorists advised to drive safely this August Bank Holiday weekend

Kildare’s Road Safety Officer Declan Keogh has offered some advice to Kildare motorists on how to stay safe on the roads this August Bank Holiday weekend. “Overall, whether you are staring local or traveling long distances, never take ...

04 Aug 2017 at 16:28

Local News

Car seized during Kildare garda checkpoints today

One car was seized this morning in Kildare during multi-agency checkpoints on the county's roads. Naas Traffic Corps and the Road Safety authority, carried out the checkpoints in Kilcullen and Naas.

30 Mar 2017 at 16:43

Local News

Kildare motorists warned gardai will be roadside drug testing from next week

Kildare motorists are being warned that gardai will have the pwers to carry out preliminary drug testing from Wednesday, April 12. Members of the force will be able to conduct tests using special drug detection kits, which will allow ...

04 Apr 2017 at 14:57

Motoring News

Kildare Gardai issue seatbelt warning

Kildare gardai have warned motorists to buckle up. The force said they will be "paying particular attention to seat-belt offences" this week. The "non-wearing or incorrect wearing of seat-belts hugely increases your chances of being ...

14 Mar 2017 at 18:11

Motoring News

Schoolkids "within seconds" of being hit as Kildare lollipop lady has near miss with oncoming car

A Kildare school lollipop lady had a ‘near miss’ with an oncoming car while she was assisting children across the road. That’s according to Kildare County Council’s Road Safety Officer Declan Keogh, who has reported the incident to ...

27 Apr 2017 at 14:11

Local News

30 drink and drug driving checkpoints a day for Kildare this Christmas

Kildare gardai will operate more checkpoints this year than ever before in the bid to combat drink driving — and drug driving. There will be in the a total of 1,800 “enforcement actions” operated by the gardai seeking out people ...

19 Dec 2016 at 10:23

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Comment: Your Christmas drinks aren't worth a family's grief

A most extraordinary television interview took place on the Ray D’Arcy television show last Saturday night. Gillian and Ronan Treacy, from just over the Kildare border in Portarlington, were guest on the programme to talk about ...

02 Dec 2016 at 12:44

Motoring News

Two leading lights of Kildare Road Safety honoured

Kildare County Council’s Road Safety Officer was the recipient of an award by the Road Safety Authority in their annual ‘Leading Lights’ awards ceremony. Declan Keogh was presented with the ‘Road Safety Officer of the Year’ ...

01 Feb 2017 at 18:10

Motoring News

WATCH: RSA issues seatbelt warning to Kildare motorists after startling survey

A survey has found that 28%, or more than one in four, women do not wear their seatbelt correctly. A study of 300 women aged 17 to 34, undertaken by the Road Safety Authority, found that they wore their seatbelts under ...

21 Feb 2017 at 13:43

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