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Teetering on the edge: Driver stopped in tracks by Gardaí

March 30, 2020

Rural Life

A driver was halted in the south-east of the country over the weekend due to an unsecure load – in the form of…

Gardaí find JCB moving a crashed 4X4…at 2:00am

March 27, 2020

Rural Life

Members of An Garda Síochána were in for a surprise in the early hours of this morning, Friday, March 27, when they came…

‘Going on green’ the tip of the iceberg in Roscommon

March 6, 2020

Rural Life

A car found to be travelling on green agricultural diesel was just the tip of the iceberg in terms of road offences uncovered…

Diesel dilemma: Driver ‘obviously thought he was driving a tractor’

March 5, 2020

Rural Life

A driver found himself “in the red” with local authorities last week in Co. Tyrone following the discovery of a string of road…

Road safety alert issued as Storm Jorge approaches

February 28, 2020

Rural Life

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has issued a road safety alert as the weather takes a turn for the worse over the weekend,…

Search on for tractor driver following ‘hit-and-run’ incident

February 27, 2020

Rural Life

Efforts are currently underway to trace a tractor driver following a ‘hit-and-run’ accident in which a woman and a toddler were injured in…

‘Full house’ of defects for ‘fully loaded car and horsebox’

February 20, 2020

Rural Life

A “fully loaded” car and horsebox trailer notched up a “full house” of roadworthiness defects – being summed up as a “dangerous death…

Driving ban for 70-year-old farmer ‘getting colostrum for sick calf’

February 17, 2020

Rural Life

A farmer who drove to a neighbour’s house – while under the influence of alcohol – to get colostrum for a sick calf…

Range of offences detected in M9 motorway checkpoint

February 13, 2020

Rural Life

A multi-agency checkpoint on the M9 motorway in Co. Kildare uncovered a number of offences including an agricultural vehicle drawing an insecure load…

Court for bull-towing driver on call following Garda check

February 4, 2020

Rural Life

A driver towing a trailer containing two bulls has been issued a court summons after being stopped by Gardaí in the south of…

Gardaí lay down law to low loader ‘nearly 16t overweight’

February 3, 2020

Rural Life

A driver towing a low loader with a digger, buckets and fuel tank was stopped by local Gardaí in Co. Sligo over the…

Motorists urged to ‘give farmers a break’ as slurry season starts

January 31, 2020

Rural Life

Motorists are being urged not to take unnecessary risks passing out farm machinery as the slurry season gets underway across the country from…

Election posters: A blight on our landscape, but are they dangerous?

January 19, 2020

Agri Politics

In a rather interesting development, an appeal has been issued to those contesting the upcoming General Election by Mayo County Council’s road safety…