Gardaí said they will be placing a particular emphasis on detecting those driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs this weekend.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) received 161 complaints regarding Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) last year.

More than 1,200, or 11 per cent, of driving tests were cancelled over the last two weeks because of issues with the presentation of insurance documentation.

The RSA said they had been contacted by more than 160 unhappy learner drivers last year about the quality of driving lessons and instruction.

All of those riding the bikes were male, with the majority under the age of 25.

A note said Sean Canney believed that the Road Safety Authority (RSA) – which employs less than 500 staff – was still capable of being managed as a single entity.

President of the IRHA, Ger Hyland, said he believes that unless there is a change to the RSA, the driving test backlog and rising death toll on the roads will continue.

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The Irish Road Haulage Association has hit out at the government for scrapping plans to overhaul the Road Safety Authority, claiming the move will cost lives and hurt rural businesses.

Met Éireann and the Met Office have issued warnings for heavy rain this weekend.

To date in 2025, 166 people have died in road traffic collisions on Irish roads.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) have released an ad warning of the dangers of e-scooters.

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So far this National Slowdown Day, members of An Garda Síochána, along with GoSafe Mobile and Static Safety Cameras, have detected a total of 268 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.

Waiting times remain above the RSA’s Service Level Agreement of 10 weeks, and some individual test centres are still experiencing delays.

FlineBoxes will be available throughout the weekend in the campervan, red, and yellow car parks, and remain open into Monday morning to support those driving home.

Two weeks ago, the waiting time was 14.1 weeks, and at the end of April, the waiting time peaked, with a 27-week wait.

The RSA said it remains firmly on track to achieve its goal of reducing average waiting times to 10 weeks by September 2025.

Michael Murphy, the Chair of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, has urged the RSA to outline plans to address the issue of waiting times when they come before the Transport Committee.

The plan sets out actions to bring the average waiting time down from 27 weeks to 10 weeks by early September 2025.

Jennifer Whitmore criticised the lack of accountability within the RSA as the driving test backlog reached record highs last month.

More than 83,000 applicants were waiting for a driving test in April – the highest number recorded since the pandemic.

The new RSA drug-driving campaign aims to correct public misconceptions and raise awareness, especially among young people, about the reality and risks of drug-driving.

The letters come against the backdrop of another depressing week on Irish roads with multiple fatalities reported by gardaí over the past seven days

So far this year, the number of drivers and pedestrians that have been killed on Irish roads from January to March was above average when compared to the same period over the past five years.

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Another driver was detected travelling at 141km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N67 in Co Galway.

Research from the RSA revealed 45 per cent of people who were over the legal alcohol limit when they were tested at Flinebox breathalyser kiosks thought they were fit to drive.

Ahead of the national holiday, drivers and all other road users are being reminded to plan ahead and organise a safe way home if socialising over the coming days.

So far, 106 vehicles have been detected travelling in excess of the speed limit on National Slowdown Day.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) said there had been around 170 complaints each month in 2024 but that these made up less than one per cent of the total tests conducted.

If you are caught driving over the speed limit, you will get three penalty points and a fixed charge fine of €160.

People are being urged not to travel on Friday during the red weather warning and to avoid unnecessary travel

Met Éireann has forecast a gradual change to milder weather over the weekend, which could lead to some localised flooding as snow and ice thaw

A yellow warning for sleet and snow is in place for much of the country with heavy rain expected in southern parts also.

Throughout last year, there were 46 cases where a person was involved in a crash during their driving test.

The fee for a driving license will increase from €55 to €65 from January 1st, with the price of an NCT rising to €60.

During the month of December 2023, 14 people lost their lives on Irish roads and 124 were seriously injured.

Four e-scooter riders were killed and 117 seriously injured on Irish roads between January 1st, 2020, and December 31st, 2023.

The RSA said drivers should expect hazardous conditions with a potential for reduced visibility.

HGVs represented 11 per cent of vehicles involved in fatal road collisions.

143 people have been killed on the roads so far this year.