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Gardaí in County Kildare arrest speeding driver who tested positive for cocaine

Gardaí based in County Kildare have arrested a speeding driver who tested positive for cocaine. According to the official Garda Traffic account on X / Twitter: "Naas Roads Policing Unit conducted a speed check on the M9 at Ballytore and detected a ...

12 Feb 2024 at 10:00

National News

Gardaí seize car for having no NCT for over five years and that's not all

Gardaí on patrol near the Punchestown Festival in Kildare on Thursday discovered a car which had no NCT for over five years. In a post shared on social media, An Garda Síochána said that not only did the driver not have a valid NCT for over five ...

02 May 2025 at 14:27

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NCT warns Kildare drivers of ‘simple oversight’ that could be fatal if left unchecked

NCT Ireland shared a post to social media after they spotted a serious danger risk during the testing of a vehicle recently. The vehicle had it's track rod end bolt left untightened which risks complete failure of the passenger side steering. ...

08 Sept 2025 at 16:00

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NCT criteria changes required to reduce backlog, Kildare TD says

Sinn Féin TD for Kildare South, Patricia Ryan, has called on the Minister for Transport to carry out a review into the National Car Test (NCT) system. She claimed that the long delays that people are experiencing 'are causing havoc across ...

17 Apr 2023 at 19:00

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New measures announced in relation to NCT and driving licences

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, has announced the details of the legislative steps he has taken in support of the necessary closure of a range of Road Safety Authority services as result of the ongoing Covid-19 ...

20 Apr 2020 at 21:25

National News

NCT to apologise to Transport Committee for huge number of cars on roads without valid NCTs

It has emerged that there are now 375,000 vehicles on Irish roads without a valid NCT certificate. One reason for this is that 3,500 people per week are not turning up for appointments to have their car tested. Many centres around the ...

01 Feb 2023 at 17:00

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Kildare Senator calls on NCT to reverse its decision to go cashless

A Senator based in County Kildare has called on the National Car Test (NCT) to reverse its decision to go cashless. The NCT said yesterday that customers will no longer by able to pay for their car test by cash in the coming months, ...

23 Aug 2023 at 11:04

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KILDARE: 'NCT's cash only demand is unacceptable'

Kildare senator, Fiona O’Loughlin has said that reports of the NCT’s decision to go cashless are unacceptable and has written to the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD to intervene to protect vulnerable consumers. O’Loughlin ...

24 Aug 2023 at 19:30

National News

NCT uproar as farmers fume over possible changes to test tractors

Farmers are up in arms over proposed NCT-style testing for all tractors. Irish Cattle & Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) president Dermot Kelleher has said logic must continue to prevail when it comes to any decisions around ...

06 Nov 2023 at 13:42

Local News

Naas Gardai seize vehicles for no tax, insurance or NCT at checkpoint

Naas Roads Policing Unit impounded two vehicles for no insurance, tax or NCT, during a checkpoint in recent days. "One vehicle failed to stop and was pursued by Gardaí – it turns out the driver didn’t have a driver’s license,...

24 Jan 2020 at 13:12

Local News

NCT instantly fails car dangerously for using towel to cover up dodgy repair job

The NCT has shared a picture of a vehicle on their social media which attempted to use a towel to cover repair works. The towel covered the car's rear subframe and was within 3 inches of the mounting point to the body of ...

02 Mar 2025 at 08:00

National News

NCT testers make horrifying discovery while testing car and warn others

NCT testers have issued a warning to other drivers after making a horrifying discovery on one car being tested recently. The official NCT account revealed the incident on Halloween, saying it's a time of year "when ...

31 Oct 2024 at 14:23

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