EPISODE · Nov 24, 2025 · 6 MIN
27,490 Learner Drivers on the Roads in Louth and Meath is a Crisis - 24/11/2025
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New figures released from the Irish Road Safety Authority (RSA) reveal that there are 394,128 learner permit holders now on our roads in Ireland at the end of September 2025. 27,490 of them are in Louth and Meath. Louth had 11,433 learner driver permit holders on the roads in September of this year and Meath had 16,057. That is an increase of 12,257 learner drivers nationally on our roads since March of this year, just six months ago. The extraordinary number of learner drivers on Irish roads comes at a time when road deaths are spiralling. As of November 20th, 2025, Garda figures show that 158 people had lost their lives on Irish roads, 9 more deaths than on the same day in 2024.Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) President Ger Hyland said the levels of inexperienced drivers on our roads “beggars belief” at a time when millions of taxpayers euros are being pumped into the RSA to clear a chronic backlog of driver testing across all licence categories”, and Ger warned that the surge in learner drivers on our roads poses a direct threat to Irish road safety.Ger Hyland joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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New figures released from the Irish Road Safety Authority (RSA) reveal that there are 394,128 learner permit holders now on our roads in Ireland at the end of September 2025. 27,490 of them are in Louth and Meath. Louth had 11,433 learner driver permit holders on the roads in September of this year and Meath had 16,057. That is an increase of 12,257 learner drivers nationally on our roads since March of this year, just six months ago. The extraordinary number of learner drivers on Irish roads comes at a time when road deaths are spiralling. As of November 20th, 2025, Garda figures show that 158 people had lost their lives on Irish roads, 9 more deaths than on the same day in 2024.Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) President Ger Hyland said the levels of inexperienced drivers on our roads “beggars belief” at a time when millions of taxpayers euros are being pumped into the RSA to clear a chronic backlog of driver testing across all licence categories”, and Ger warned that the surge in learner drivers on our roads poses a direct threat to Irish road safety.Ger Hyland joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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