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A speed limit review will depend on decision on 30km speed zones says Tipperary County Council

Councillors at last week's sitting of Tipperary County Council have been told that the government is considering introducing 30km speed limits in towns and villages nationally. Councillor Mairin McGrath asked the council to review the speed limits. ...

18 Jun 2022 at 10:33

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Review of speed limits across Donegal open for submissions

A review of speed limits across Donegal is open for submissions until later this month. Donegal County Council has thanked members of the public who attended drop-in events at municipal district offices across the county in recent weeks. The ...

14 Nov 2022 at 14:33

20mph speed limits have little impact on road safety – study

Cutting speed limits on urban roads to 20mph does not significantly improve safety, a new report suggests. Researchers analysed data from before and after the limit was introduced on 76 roads in central Belfast in 2016. The study found ...

16 Nov 2022 at 12:01

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ALERT: Kildare County Council releases notice of road works speed limit on the N7

Kildare County Council (KCC) has released a notice of a road works speed limit on the N7. Explaining the announcement, KCC said: "Kildare County Council, in accordance with the powers conferred under Section 10 of the Road Traffic Act ...

13 Mar 2024 at 15:33

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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, which ...

25 Apr 2024 at 18:04

Call for 20mph limit on all roads near schools so children ‘can travel safely’

Speed limits of 20mph should be imposed on all roads near schools to reduce the number of child crash deaths, according to a charity. Brake, which campaigns to boost road safety, said cutting speed limits “saves lives”. ...

14 Jun 2023 at 11:31

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Kilkenny Councillor reacts to Speed Limit Review

A speed limit review for County Kilkenny was presented to the Kilkenny County Council on Monday, November 20. The report outlined areas which were to have their speed limits changed under special speed limit bye-laws. ...

30 Nov 2023 at 17:33

Scotland

20mph speed limit areas to be extended as councils share £14m for road safety

Scotland’s 32 councils will share £14 million from the Scottish Government to improve road safety. It includes £4 million which will go towards rolling out 20mph limits on more roads. The Government has also released ...

31 Oct 2024 at 10:46

Three trains broke storm speed limits, report says

Rail speed limits imposed due to severe weather were broken by three trains on a single morning, investigators said. Blanket restrictions were introduced across most of the rail network in north-west England and ...

01 Apr 2022 at 12:55

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ALERT: Road Works Speed Limit schedules announced by KCC for this North Kildare region

Two Road Works Speed Limit schedules have been announced by Kildare County Council (KCC) for a region in North Kildare. KCC made the announcement under the Road Traffic Act 2004 – Section 10. It relates to the ...

29 Mar 2024 at 12:33

Tories pledge to ‘reverse’ outer London Ulez and block Wales-style 20mph limits

Roads chiefs will block blanket 20mph zones and scrap outer London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) if the Conservatives are re-elected. Top Tories would table a “Backing Drivers Bill”, which they say would ...

10 Jun 2024 at 11:02

Welsh speed limits could go back up by the end of the year

Roads could start going back up to 30mph by the end of the year, the Welsh government has announced, just months after lower speed limits were put in place. Ken Skates, the Welsh transport minister, has ...

23 Apr 2024 at 17:46

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