‘This has been transparently shared with the Council without acknowledgment’

An impromptu civilian road safety investigation unit emerged in Kerry, where residents counted collisions, measured footpaths and cross-referenced design standards

Simon Harris says he is ‘not going to stand for’ misinformation around the introduction of carbon tax

-- "I’m happy with my position" councillor says when challenged by a local advocate. A Galway councillor, Cllr Shane Forde (Fine Gael), has vowed to block any future project to make roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists while he's still on the council. This morning he posted a photo of the September traffic on Castlepark Road on Facebook, and said: "This is the direct result of multiple traffic lights on the new scheme and the taking away of the slip lane at ATU.

An underpass that will form part of the Great Western Greenway and allow greenway users to avoid crossing Westport's N5 northern bypass at grade is due to open later this week. Cllr Peter Flynn (Fine Gael) said: "Five years of lobbying — and finally, it’s happening! The underpass connecting the greenway routes out of town to Atterish, and the main greenway to and from Newport will open in the coming week."

I’m fairly sure nobody has ever been sitting in traffic thinking, “You know what would improve this? More cars.”Really enjoyed Tom Flood’s talk yesterday. Lots in there about reframing safety…

Strategy outlines strong evidence-based link between high speed limits and devastating road collisions

Gardai said prosecutions will follow and that parents need to be aware of the dangers

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Nearly 80% of children never cycle to school, but an "overwhelming" 70% of parents say that cycling is their preferred method for the school run -- that's according to a survey from insurer RedClick carried out by IrelandThinks in July. The release of the survey prompted cycling to school to be covered this morning by both RTE's Today with David McCullagh…

New research has found that 80% of children never cycle to school, even though over two thirds of parents said they wished their kids did.