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Eglinton traffic calming measures planned to tackle HGV 'shortcuts'

Eglinton main street being used as a 'shortcut' by heavy goods vehicles will soon be tackled by 'traffic calming measures' from the Department for Infrastructure. The commitment was made to Sinn Féin Councillor Alex Duffy who raised the issue with ...

21 Mar 2023 at 14:33

Scotland

Man dies after being hit by lorry on motorway

A man has died after being hit by a lorry on a motorway. The 39-year-old was struck by a red Scania HGV near the on-ramp at Junction 1A of the M74, near Polmadie, Glasgow, at around 11.35pm on Saturday, police said. Ambulance crews attended and ...

04 Jun 2023 at 12:58

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Presence of HGVs on road slammed by Kildare councillors

The presence of Heavy-Goods Vehicles (HGVs) on a road in the Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District (MD) has been criticised by councillors. At the latest MD meeting, which was held on Wednesday, February 15, Kildare County Council (KCC) was ...

21 Feb 2023 at 10:33

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Presence of HGVs on road slammed by Kildare councillors

21 Feb 2023 at 10:33

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More school bus drivers needed say Leitrim councillors

More school bus drivers are needed in County Letirim was the view of several councillors at a recent meeting of the local authority. Cllr Caillian Ellis proposed that the council write to Bus Éireann to call on them to employ more ...

04 Jul 2023 at 14:33

Lorry manufacturers criticise lack of infrastructure for greener vehicles

Most logistics companies cannot consider decarbonising their lorries because of a lack of infrastructure, a body representing manufacturers claimed. New analysis by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) shows ...

18 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Lorry driver dies after his vehicle overturns on M8 near Edinburgh

A man has died after his lorry overturned on Scotland’s busiest motorway. Police Scotland said the 54-year-old had died after the black DAF HGV overturned on the M8 motorway near Edinburgh. The driver was rescued from the ...

24 Aug 2022 at 15:10

Motoring News

Government explores options to tackle professional driver shortage as part of ‘post-Brexit freedoms’

The government has announced a number of options that it is exploring in the hope of addressing a significant shortage of professional HGV drivers. Set out in a ‘Call for Evidence’ that is being launched today (August 5),...

05 Aug 2022 at 16:26

Crime & Court

Woman had to be cut from car in Laois

A woman had to be cut from a car when a lorry driver rear ended it while using cruise control. Damian Kus, 44, of 27 Willowbrook Court, Mill Road, Middleton, Cork admitted to driving carelessly on the R445 on August 16, ...

12 May 2023 at 21:33

Concerns over impact of extreme weather on road bridges

One in every 25 bridges on Britain’s local roads are unable to carry the heaviest vehicles, new figures show. Motoring research charity the RAC Foundation, which carried out the analysis, expressed concerns over the ...

27 Mar 2024 at 00:01

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Drivers would be "in the ditch" if they adhered to white line - O'Rourke

Cllr Paddy O'Rourke asked if there had been any progress drawing up a plan to make safe the traffic movements at Glan Cross, Beaghmore, which he requested along with signage to indicate how the road L1586-2 narrows ...

31 Jul 2023 at 17:33

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New BioCNG refuelling station opens on the M7 Motorway in County Kildare

A new BioCNG (Bio-Compressed Natural Gas) Refuelling Station has opened up on the M7 Motorway today (Friday, September 27, 2024). Delivered by Gas Networks Ireland and Lidon Group, and supported by the Causeway ...

27 Sept 2024 at 16:33

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