Two teenagers arrested driving wrong way on the motorway
Two teenage boys were arrested after a garda car was rammed. A stolen car was driven the wrong way on the M50 and other areas of Dublin last night (Thursday). The car was stolen in the Coolock area in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Gardaí said they responded with a “managed containment operation” shortly […]
1 week ago
AI could be used to catch wrong-way driving on Irish motorways
AI could turn really useful To alert the public more quickly to wrong-way driving on Irish motorways and to help gardaí catch the drivers involved, AI technology and the existing road camera network could be used, it has been revealed. RTÉ News reported that Minister of State for road safety Seán Canney outlined the possible […]
1 month ago
Couple in their 80s seriously injured in M50 crash at Ballymount
Emergency services rush to serious M50 collision A serious crash on the M50 in Dublin left an elderly couple in their 80s injured on Wednesday evening, after their car came off the road at Junction 10 in Ballymount. The vehicle crashed through a barrier before travelling down an embankment and landing on the motorway below, […]
1 month ago
Four arrested as Garda operation against burglary gang on M50 sparks west Dublin manhunt
Gardaí chase suspected burglary gang across Dublin Four men have been detained following a major Garda operation in west Dublin targeting a suspected organised burglary gang on the M50. According to The Journal, the group includes three men in their 20s and another in his 40s, who were taken into custody as the operation unfolded […]
1 month ago
Mother of man hit by car going the wrong way on M50 says he is “doing well”
The two car collision involved a car driving the wrong way on the busy motorway. The mother of a man who was hit head on by a car on the wrong side of the motorway, has said there “has to be consequences for what’s happened”. The serious two-vehicle collision occurred at around 5.30am on Sunday […]
1 month ago
“Variable speed limits” to be introduced on the M50 in the coming weeks
Ireland’s busiest motorway is to undergo some major changes. Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has announced that “variable speed limits” will be introduced on the M50 in the coming weeks. On Friday (17 September), the minister provided details regarding the launch of Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s enhancing motorway operation services (eMOS) programme, which will see the phased […]
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