Can You See Me Now? Ireland’s visibility campaign gets under way
A nationwide road-safety campaign designed to draw urgent attention to the critical importance of visibility on Irish roads, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists, has been launched in Ireland. All national and divisional Garda social media channels turned neon yellow, says HGV Ireland. The 48-hour digital takeover – of […]
Ireland announces €24bn transport plan
The Government of Ireland has published its €24bn plan for roads, rail, aviation, maritime and active travel projects it intends to begin over the next four years. Under the National Development Plan, the public transport projects that are being prioritised are Phase 1 of the Cork Area Commuter Rail programme, construction of DART in Dublin, […]
Valerann’s AI incident detection and prediction software showcased on BBC News
British start-up Valerann’s AI traffic incident detection solution has been featured on BBC News programme Tech Now. The feature shows how the system processes data from various sources, including navigation apps and CCTV, to flag critical alerts. The feature shows how the software identified a traffic slowdown and a subsequent collision by analysing Waze reports […]
Shannonside: Over €4.5 million spent on local Active Travel projects in 2024
Over €4.5 million was spent to deliver active travel projects across the Shannonside region last year, a report has revealed. The 2024 Local Government Climate Action Key Performance Indicators Report monitors the adoption of climate measures across all local authorities in Ireland, says Shannonside.ie. It also tracks how counties use allocated funding to deliver cycling […]
Ireland: Over 900 speed camera fines on N25 revoked due to ‘human error’
More than 900 speeding fines and penalty points received by motorists from a fixed speed camera in Co Kilkenny have been cancelled due to “human error” in processing the alleged offences, An Garda Síochána has said. The Garda said it has begun writing to motorists to inform them fines and penalty points issued for speeding offences on the N25 […]
Sisk completes Killaloe Bypass to boost heritage towns and local economy in Shannon
Sisk has completed the €88m Killaloe Bypass, providing a western bypass of Killaloe and an upgrade of the existing R494 regional road. Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien, officially opened the Killaloe Bypass road, a transformative 6.2km development which includes the first new vehicular bridge across the Shannon in more than three decades. The bridge, known […]
SWARCO’s operations in Ireland merge to form SWARCO Ireland Ltd
Following the acquisition of the Elmore Group in July last year and successful integration with its existing operations in Ireland over the last six months, SWARCO has formally rebranded the combined business to SWARCO Ireland Ltd. The business, based in Dublin, will continue to leverage the capability and solutions of both SWARCO and Elmore Group’s […]
DfI announces return of road safety campaigns
The Department for Infrastructure in Ireland has announced a renewed collaboration with the Northern Ireland Road Safety Partnership (NIRSP) to promote two road safety campaigns. The collaboration launched a new road safety public information campaign highlighting the dangers of careless driving in December last year, followed by the established anti-speeding campaign ‘Classroom’ in January 2024. […]
Sisk Sorensen JV set to tee off at Ireland’s Adare Bypass
Sisk and Sorensen Civil Engineering Ltd Joint Venture has been announced as the successful bidder for the construction of the €150 million (£125 million) Adare Bypass. Subject to the necessary approvals, it is programmed to have the contract awarded by the end of 2024. In November 2023, the government announced its approval to advance the […]
Ireland spending €9m on speed cameras
Ireland’s Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, has announced an allocation of €9 million in funding for up to 100 new speed cameras as part of Budget 2025. Last year, Minister McEntee allocated a 20% increase in funding for GoSafe speed cameras, resulting in a total of 9,000 hours of speed monitoring per month across […]