Archive for June, 2010

RSA asks motorists to watch out for children this summer

June 28, 2010

As primary schools nationwide close for the summer holidays, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is asking motorists to be aware of children when using the roads and to take extreme care when driving.
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Ireland receives EU road safety award 2010

June 22, 2010

Ireland and Estonia have been recognised with the “2010 Road Safety PIN Award” at the 4th ETSC Road Safety PIN Conference in Brussels today for their sustained efforts in reducing road deaths.
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Parents and Leaving Cert Students Urged to Reach ‘Safer Driving Agreement’

June 18, 2010

A ‘Safer Driving Agreement’requires both the parent and the fully licensed young driver to make promises about how they will use the road as a driver or passenger.
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Construction Safety Week to Focus on Vehicle Safety

June 16, 2010

Monday 14 June 2010 marks the start of the Health and Safety Authority’s Construction Safety Week.  The HSA will carry out an intensive series of inspections on construction sites with a particular focus on helping construction firms underst...
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Nobody Injured in Galway City Hall Explosion

June 16, 2010

Four investigations are being carried out into an explosion  on 11 June 2010 which affected some ground floor offices at Galway City Hall.
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Irish Soccer Fans Can Make Safety the Real Winner of World Cup 2010

June 11, 2010

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is today Friday 10th June 2010, urging all world cup fans to take extra care on our roads and to be particularly aware of the dangers of driving having consumed alcohol.
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Speeding a factor in 11,000 deaths on EU roads every year

June 8, 2010

Gardaí confirm roll-out of safety camera network in October 2010
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Don’t leave road safety in the airport

June 8, 2010

RSA urges people travelling abroad and emigrating this summer to be familiar with rules of the road and for safety to remain a priority regardless of what country they are in.
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Mutated Swine Flu Virus Resistant to Drugs

June 8, 2010

Biologists have pinpointed molecular changes that helped allow the global spread of resistance to the antiviral medication Tamiflu (oseltamivir) among strains of the seasonal H1N1 flu virus.
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Man Dies after Fall from Ambulance

June 8, 2010

Three separate investigations have been launched into the death of a paramedic in Co Cavan yesterday including one by the Health and Safety Authority.
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