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Gardaí in Naas, County Kildare seize van while on patrol

Gardaí in Naas, County Kildare seized van while they were on patrol. According to the official Garda Traffic account on X / Twitter: "Naas Gardaí were on patrol recently when they stopped this van. "It was found that the van had no insurance, tax or ...

15 Aug 2024 at 19:00

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Fines for driving offences to increase within weeks, Minister announces

Fines for motorists will increase, and in some cases, double, within a matter of weeks. That's according to Fine Gael Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton, TD, who said that her department is working on the regulations and they would be in ...

26 Jul 2022 at 20:00

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DOZENS of motorists caught driving without seatbelts over Easter Bank Holiday weekend

Over 60 motorists were caught without seatbelts over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, Gardai have revealed. It's one of a number of driving offences observed at Mandatory Intoxicant Testing (MIT) checkpoints put in place in 930 areas ...

22 Apr 2022 at 11:38

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Three arrested in connection with 1975 murder of RUC officer

Three people have been arrested in connection with an investigation into the murder of a policeman and the attempted murder of another in 1975. The trio were detained in relation to the murder of RUC Constable Robert John McPherson ...

12 Jun 2024 at 10:51

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A breakdown of penalty point offences in Ireland

The introduction of penalty points First introduced on October 31 2002, the Irish penalty points system was put in place with the aim of improving driver behaviour and adhering to rules of the road. Changes to the penalty points ...

26 Jan 2017 at 14:28

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UK govt agrees to amend Troubles legislation to prevent immunity for rapists

The UK Government has agreed to amend controversial Troubles legislation to prevent immunity being granted to those responsible for serious sexual offences. Northern Ireland minister Conor Burns announced the concession after ...

30 Jun 2022 at 10:28

Sinn Féin member resigns over claims of sending 'inappropriate messages' to teen

Northern Ireland

Sinn Fein member resigns over claims of sending inappropriate messages to teen

A Sinn Féin member resigned from the party after allegedly sending inappropriate messages to a 17-year-old, it has emerged. The party member was suspended by Sinn Féin in September 2023 and the incident was referred to the ...

12 Oct 2024 at 13:31

National News

Drivers learn road rules 'the hard way' as Gardaí catch cars on double lines and footpaths

Several drivers learned the rules of the road "the hard way" today (January 25) after Gardaí caught cars illegally parked in Co Westmeath. According to An Garda Síochána, a number of cars were detected committing traffic ...

25 Jan 2024 at 18:29

National News

SHOCKING: Arrest made every hour in 2024 for drink driving offences

An Garda Síochána have revealed that they carried out 100,000 checkpoints so far this year and have issued 184,000 on-the-spot fines for road traffic offences. Over 29,000 vehicles have also been seized for road traffic ...

03 Dec 2024 at 12:47

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Garda Commissioner pledges ‘robust response’ to any further disorder near hotel

There will be a “robust response” to any continued disorder outside a Dublin hotel housing asylum seekers, the head of the Irish police service has said. Five men have so far been charged with public order offences ...

22 Oct 2025 at 20:34

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'Dog owners must take responsibility' - On the spot dog fines will TRIPLE from December

On-the-spot fines for serious dog control offences are set to triple as part of new measures. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, today (November 9) announced a suite of measures to ...

09 Nov 2023 at 12:22

Northern Ireland

McDonald: Providing references for shamed McMonagle was ‘unforgivable’

A decision by two former Sinn Fein press officers to provide job references for a man being investigated for child sex offences is “unforgivable”, Mary Lou McDonald has said. The Sinn Fein president publicly ...

08 Oct 2024 at 12:59

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