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Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has today announced €100 million worth of funding for new road safety and upgrading projects at locations across the country in 2012. Minister Varadkar said...

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has launched new laws to pave the way for tougher drink driving limits later this year. The Road Traffic No 2 Bill* will bring in mandatory breath testing at...

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar today announced a €1.1 million upgrade of Bus Éireann vehicles and facilities. Minister Varadkar confirmed that the capital...

This weekend, thousands of people will descend on the village of Stradbally, Co. Laois for the Electric Picnic Music festival, which takes place from 2-4 September 2011. A full house is also expected in Croke Park this Sunday as the final of the...

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar today launched the second major road project in less than a week, when he turned the sod on the N22 Tralee Bypass. Speaking today, the Minister said...

Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht will today, Thursday 4th August, along with his colleague Leo Varadkar TD, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, mark the commencement, of the...

Minster for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar TD today officially commenced works on the N25 Cork Southern Ring Road. The proposed Scheme will provide a high quality linkage between the N22 and N71 in the Southwest with the N8, N25 and N28 in the North East...

Plans for wide-ranging road safety laws were published today (Tuesday) by the Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar including mandatory breath testing at lower alcohol levels, higher penalty points for novice drivers and a new class of Restricted driver....

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has confirmed that major new road safety measures come into force today for mandatory breath testing. From today, Gardaí will be required to conduct a preliminary breath test where they believe a driver has...

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has confirmed that major new road safety measures come into force today (Wednesday) for mandatory breath testing...