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flag Ireland to boost speeding penalties and update traffic laws in 2026 to reduce record road deaths.

flag Ireland plans to impose stricter penalties on speeding drivers in 2026, including a graduated point system that could double current penalties for excessive speeding. flag The government aims to reduce road deaths, which hit a record 190 in 2025, with a focus on protecting vulnerable groups like pedestrians and people over 60, whose fatalities rose over 50% compared to younger drivers. flag New measures include expanded use of cameras to enforce mobile phone and seatbelt laws, and a major overhaul of road traffic laws—the first since 1961—led by the Law Reform Commission. flag The proposals follow criticism from former Transport Minister Shane Ross, who accused the government of inaction and relying on public relations over real change.

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