Video: Close call for driver following costly collision October 31, 2019 Rural Life Substantial damage was caused to a vehicle following a collision with a tractor towing what appears to be a power harrow in the…
Video: Motorist fuming with farmers dirtying rural roads October 24, 2019 Rural Life A member of the public has taken to Facebook to voice their frustration at mud on a rural road in the UK saying…
Trailer overturns on M7 motorway October 24, 2019 Rural Life The M7 Dublin-Limerick motorway was closed for a short while earlier today, Thursday, October 24, following an incident where a trailer being towed…
Precarious pallets prove pricey for pick-up driver October 24, 2019 Rural Life An unsecured load of pallets and a long lapse in taxing proved to be a sticking point for one driver in Co. Limerick…
Sinkhole opens on rural roadside prompting safety concerns October 21, 2019 Rural Life A large sinkhole has opened up on the side of a local road near a village in west Co. Cork, prompting safety concerns…
Motorist towing horsebox ‘reined in’ by Gardaí September 30, 2019 Rural Life A motorist drawing a horsebox was reined in by members of An Garda Síochána Roads Policing for travelling at excessive speeds recently. Taking…
Checkpoint challenge for tractor driver on call September 23, 2019 Rural Life A tractor driver drawing a livestock trailer received more than just a call for using a mobile phone while driving last week, according…
Tractor overturns on M7 motorway September 21, 2019 Rural Life Gardaí were called to the scene of a road incident earlier this evening, Friday, September 20, where a tractor overturned on a motorway.…
‘Distracted’ tractor driver brought to task by Gardaí September 5, 2019 Rural Life A tractor driver landed in hot water with members of An Garda Síochána earlier this week following an incident of “distracted driving”. Taking…
SUV and quad seized by Gardaí in Donegal August 30, 2019 Rural Life A BMW SUV and a quad were seized by members of An Garda Síochána in Co. Donegal yesterday, Thursday, August 29. Members of…
Lucky escape for drivers in 2-tractor road collision August 22, 2019 Rural Life A road in Pembrokeshire in the UK was closed for over six hours on Tuesday, August 20, following a collision involving two tractors.…
79% of road deaths occurred on rural roads in 2019 – RSA August 1, 2019 Rural Life An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) have today, Thursday August 1, published a provisional review of progress in road safety…
Trailer stopped ‘supported to the tractor with a strap’ July 25, 2019 Rural Life A tractor driver was stopped by members of An Garda Síochána recently for towing a trailer “supported to the tractor with a strap”,…
Gardaí issue warning as tyres fall ‘flat’ in recent checks July 25, 2019 Rural Life Members of An Garda Síochána have issued a warning to farmers and road users following a series of checks showing worrying levels of…
‘Tidy towns members held meetings with council behind everyone else’s back’ July 16, 2019 Rural Life A picturesque rural Irish village has been upended with road and street works – to such a degree this week – that angry…
‘Our sense of community has been stripped away because of council works in the village’ July 16, 2019 Rural Life Works being carried out by Limerick City and County Council are turning people away from coming into one rural Irish village because there…
Video: Off-balance bales send trailer teetering July 15, 2019 Rural Life A tractor and trailer transporting a quantity of bales recently encountered difficulty when the top-stacked fodder pushed off-balance to the right. In spite…
Fears village where Eamon de Valera grew up ‘will become a concrete jungle’ July 12, 2019 Rural Life Residents of a rural Irish village in Co. Limerick – where Eamon de Valera grew up – say they have had enough and…
