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Limerick council lists 15 city estates for stricter speed limits

FRESH calls to introduce safer traffic calming measures across the city were made at this week’s metropolitan district council meeting. Ahead of Monday’s meeting at City Hall, councillors were furnished with a list of housing estates that are to be ...

20 Sept 2016 at 20:08

Local News

Fifteen Limerick city estates set for cut in speed limit

LIMERICK City and County Council has unveiled plans to cut speed limits to 30 kilometres per hour across 15 estates. The local authority has published its draft city and county bye-laws, which provide for a cut in the limit around estates from 50 ...

06 Oct 2016 at 13:00

National News

Ireland going backwards on road safety, Varadkar warns

The Taoiseach has called for a return of shock safe driving adverts as he warned that Ireland has gone backwards on road safety. Leo Varadkar was commenting after proposals to lower speed limits on many roads were outlined by a ministerial ...

06 Sept 2023 at 18:22

National News

Speed limits reduced across Irish roads as part of plan to reduce deaths

Speed limits are being reduced on hundreds of rural roads in the Republic of Ireland as part of a Government plan to tackle the number of road deaths. Thousands of new road speed signs show that limits will decrease from 80km/h (50mph) to ...

07 Feb 2025 at 11:30

Local News

Limerick councillors to submit final review for new speed limits

LIMERICK City and County Council has confirmed the 30 residential housing estates, where 30kmph speed limits will be implemented, as part of a pilot project that has been discussed by elected representatives since March 2015. Before a ...

09 Apr 2016 at 11:00

National News

Irish speed limits could be about to change under new EU safety proposal

Speed limits on Irish roads could be about to change under new EU safety proposals. Members of the European Parliament have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new document that outlines EU road safety strategy for the next 10 years, ...

07 Oct 2021 at 12:57

National News

Toddler not safely fastened in car caught travelling at over 100km/h in 50km/h zone

A car detected travelling over twice the speed limit has been seized by Gardaí. Gardaí in Roscommon clocked the vehicle travelling at 103km/h in a 50km/h zone this morning (March 6), with the driver pulled over further on in a ...

06 Mar 2024 at 15:46

National News

Drew Harris: drivers who ‘excessively’ break speed limits should face suspension

Drivers who “excessively” break speed limits should face suspension rather than fixed fines, the Garda Commissioner has said. Drew Harris was speaking about actions gardai have taken to tackle an increase in road fatalities, ...

25 Apr 2024 at 18:04

National News

'Driving slower saves lives' Speed limits to be introduced on rural, local roads

Speed limits on rural, local roads will change from 80 km/h to 60km/h from Friday, February 7, 2025. The Department of Transport outlined rural, local roads as roads that "primarily serve local traffic and connect rural ...

06 Feb 2025 at 21:14

Politics

Review of speed limits criticised by FG council leader John Sheahan

THE Fine Gael leader in the council, John Sheahan has warned that a review of speed limits along the N21 and the N69 could lead to faster traffic through the main towns and villages along both routes. And he has called ...

25 Jun 2017 at 15:00

National News

Kildare: Driver arrested after speeding double the limit

A driver has been arrested in Kildare after being caught speeding twice the legal limit. Gardaí from Naas, Co Kildare caught the driver on the R148 by Kilcock yesterday. The driver, who had no car insurance, was going ...

01 Mar 2024 at 06:23

National News

Driver caught more than 30kmh over speed limit in Dublin for National Slow Down Day

A driver has been caught travelling 111kmh in a 80kmh zone in Dublin this morning as part of the National Slow Down Day. National Slow Down Day is a Garda operation, urging drivers to stay safe on Irish roads and ...

19 Apr 2024 at 11:49

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