28 Jul 2021
Posted by Lauren Beehan 
Like so many other aspects of our lives over the past 18 months, the learning to drive process has been severely impacted by the pandemic and its restrictions. Lessons, tests and driving licence services were suspended or reserved for essential workers for around half a year during the Level 5 restrictions,...
Read more → 26 Jul 2021
Posted by Paddy Comyn The Automobile Association has seen fuel prices increase steadily over the past few months – petrol prices in Ireland are at an average of 153 cents per litre and diesel is at 138.7 cents per litre. Prices have jumped 21.5% since this time last year for petrol and 18.2% for diesel in the same...
Read more → 23 Jul 2021
Posted by AA Press Office No-one wants their journey interrupted by a breakdown on any road, but especially not on a motorway. While motorways are the safest roads we have in Ireland, the hard shoulder is one of the most dangerous areas on any road. Motorway hard shoulders are for emergency use only. You should only stop if it is a real...
Read more → 21 Jul 2021
Posted by AA Roadwatch 
Here in Ireland, we have a complicated relationship with hot weather – we’re desperate for a few sunny days, until they come, and then half of us immediately pivot to complaining about the heat. While it makes a change from the wintry or rainy weather that's usually the focus of road safety alerts,...
Read more → 15 Jul 2021
Posted by AA Roadwatch 
It's another year of "staycations" and holidays at home, so as the weather improves, many of us will be taking day trips and longer journeys across Ireland. Before your mind wanders to scenic trips along the west coast, it's important to ensure your car is ready and prepared for the longer journeys the summer...
Read more → 16 Jun 2021
Posted by Anna Cullen 
(Photo by Dan Gold on Unsplash) According to figures supplied by the Department of Transport, the number of vehicles declared off the road has fallen by almost 19% since the early days of the pandemic. In May 2019, 9,940 vehicles were declared off the road, and this figure increased...
Read more → 02 Jun 2021
Posted by Anna Cullen 
You can expect changes to public transport schedules if you’re planning a journey over the June Bank Holiday weekend. Luckily for you, we’ve compiled these changes for Dublin Bus, Luas, Go Ahead, Irish Rail (including DART) and Bus Éireann below. Remember that capacity...
Read more → 28 Apr 2021
Posted by Anna Cullen
If you’re planning a journey over the May Bank Holiday weekend, you can expect changes to public transport schedules. We’ve compiled these changes for Dublin Bus, Luas, Go Ahead, Irish Rail (including DART) and Bus Éireann for you below. Remember that public transport...
Read more → 15 Apr 2021
Posted by AA Press Office 
Almost a third of households have been directly affected by wait times to sit the driving test and current restrictions limiting tests to those working in essential services, a recent survey has found. In response to an AA Ireland survey of over 4,000 Irish motorists, 22.82% of respondents strongly...
Read more → 05 Apr 2021
Posted by AA Press Office 
With the end of the Easter holidays and all children now returning to school, 'Back to School' season is officially upon us and with it many of us will see our morning travel patterns change slightly. While you may be busy coping with children desperately trying to avoid the fact that they’ll soon...
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