An internal presentation from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) said that light rail would be a key part of public transport in the capital for the future and plans for new lines should be accelerated.

Over the duration of the weekend, an average of over 100,000 vehicles travelled on the M50 daily, while some 370,000 passengers travelled through Dublin Airport between Friday and Sunday alone.

TII logged 401 times when a motorist had a flat tyre or one of their tyres blew out while they were driving.

The collision happened southbound between Junction 6 Blanchardstown and Junction 7 Lucan/Palmerstown.

€211 million was made at the toll in 2024, up nearly 11 per cent on the previous year.

It is understood the driver of the car was the female garda who has been suspended

It happened on the M50 near Finglas when two gardaí, a man and a woman, responded to a single car crash.

Michael Casey, 28, was charged with 17 counts of dangerous driving during the alleged chase from St Aidan's Church, Tallaght, to Woodhaven Golf Club, Bray, Co. Wicklow, on Saturday afternoon.

Emergency services are responding to two crashes on the M50.

The highest was imposed on a woman with a record of 485 unpaid tolls on Ireland's busiest motorway.

The incident involving a lorry and a motorcycle happened shortly after 10am on the northbound carriageway of the M50 between Junction 7 (N4 Liffey Valley) and Junction 6 (N3 Castleknock).

A male motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene

Armed gardaí carried out a containment operation on the m50 last night after getting information from the PSNI about a suspected kidnapping in Belfast.

Gardaí are aware that images and video of this incident are being shared on social media and messaging applications.

Dublin Fire Brigade responded to the collision near junction 9 on the southbound M50 on Tuesday morning.

A number of motorists gave evidence of what they noticed that day while they were driving along the M50.

Gerry Daly (57) has pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Jacqueline Griffin (39) on the M50 in 2019

The man, aged in his early 40s, was arrested at the scene