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A new online change of vehicle ownership service has been launched, which will allow private (non-trade) vehicle owners to transfer vehicle registration to another private owner, entirely online.

From 31st March 2025, all motorists will be required to provide their driver number, and those of any named drivers, to their vehicle insurer when taking out motor insurance policies.

Fianna Fail General Election candidate for Galway East, Councillor Albert Dolan, has called for greater investment in road safety measures and a wider roll out of the Safe Routes to School Scheme, to limit the speed of traffic travelling through rural villages in East Galway.

Government Chief Whip, Hildegarde Naughton TD, has confirmed that the planning permission for the €12 million redevelopment of Oranmore Train Station have been submitted. Minister Naughton had previously secured €9 million from the Government’s Urban Regeneration and Development Fund and €3 million, in her previous role in the Department of Transport, for the project. Enabling works for the new station are due to begin before the end of the year.

The Western Development Commission (WDC) has welcomed the All-Ireland Strategic Rail Review, released last week, recognising its potential to significantly enhance rail connectivity in the Western Region. The WDC has continually advocated for the need for better transport links and welcomes the commitment to invest in more sustainable transport.

Athlone-Moate Municipal District elected representatives will issue correspondence to the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Deputy Jack Chambers, to ascertain which Government Department holds funding responsibility to ensure the reduction of noise levels on the Athlone relief road.

‘If the mountain won’t come to Mohammad, then Mohammad must go to the mountain’ is the attitude of Galway city councillors who passed a motion calling on the Government to regionalise the NTA after Dublin-based officials did not attend City Hall’s final meeting of its five-year term last week.

Following a Special Council Meeting on Monday 22 April 2024, Galway City Council has officially named the first bridge to span the Corrib in over 30 years, as ‘Droichead an Dóchais’.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has welcomed the news that An Garda Siochana has instructed all uniformed gardaí to do a mandatory 30 minutes of road safety policing per shift.

Bus Éireann and the National Transport Authority (NTA) are marking one year since the launch of Ireland’s first all-electric town service in Athlone town.