Author: Padraic Deane

Welcoming over 24,000 students, across 300 secondary schools, through its doors last year, WorldSkills Ireland returns this September to promote skills and apprenticeship careers and opportunities for young people as they navigate future options following secondary education. A Government and Industry led event, WorldSkills Ireland 2024 is taking place from the 25th – 27th September

Time is really moving along. There are now just four months to go to Ireland’s one and only auto and transport industries aftermarket exhibition.

An Garda Síochána has announced the locations of nine static speed safety cameras. These are aimed to be fully operational by the end of 2024.

ESB Networks is reminding all groups and parties involved in the upcoming Local and European elections that the erection of posters on electricity poles is strictly prohibited and poses a serious safety risk to members of the public as well as ESB Networks staff and contractors.

European enforcement authorities, in cooperation with customs, are investigating whether companies are fulfilling their import duties under the REACH Regulation.

Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) are an integral part of our society. In 2017, HGVs transported 147.2 million tonnes of goods around Ireland. They are vital to our economy, however due to their size and design, they can pose a very real danger to pedestrians and cyclists.

In Ireland where the arrival of sunny weather is celebrated, the risks posed to outdoor workers must not be overlooked. Outdoor work remains commonplace across various sectors like construction, agriculture, and landscaping.

There have been 70 fatalities on Irish roads this year, 17 more than the equivalent period last year. That is a national crisis!

Niall ‘Bressie’ Breslin, one of Ireland’s most well-known mental health advocates, has ‘plugged in’ to the all-electric Mercedes-Benz eVito van as he continues his multi-award-winning live podcast tour of Ireland.

HGV trailer connectors: you can wrestle with the electronic connectors on Knorr-Bremse EBS modules to get them apart, but you’ll very likely damage them.

An Garda Síochána has instructed all uniformed Gardaí to do a mandatory 30 minutes of road safety policing per shift.