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Irish road racing's governing body calls pre-Christmas summit as ... (Belfast Newsletter)

The issue of insurance cover for motorcycle road racing in Northern Ireland will be discussed at a pre-Christmas meeting called by the Motor Cycle Union of ...

A total of five road races are scheduled in Northern Ireland in 2023, with the Cookstown 100 in County Tyrone and Tandragee 100 in County Armagh taking place in April. McCartney said: “The positive for the Centre is that we did receive offers and there are insurance companies who will come in and provide the necessary cover. The rising insurance costs for road racing in particular have been an increasing concern for event organisers in recent years, with the procurement of sponsorship and local government funding also posing significant challenges in the wake of the

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Jammu's Residency Road to be renamed; JMC passes resolution (TheDispatch)

Jammu: Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), on Saturday passed a resolution to rename Jammu's Residency Road. It was informed that the said road will now be ...

Uttam Chand Shastri Pathak’s dedication in promoting Sanskrit language in the nation is well known. Uttam Chand Shastri Pathak. Students educated by him are today holding high positions in the J&K administration and the central government. Former minister Sham Lal Sharma was present as the chief guest on the occasion. Follow us on [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) 3 Narottam Sharma was also honored on the occasion.

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Road Safety Award for Pat Foudy (Clare Champion)

Ennis tyre fitter, Pat Foudy's efforts to help people during the pandemic were recognised at the Road Safety Authority's Leading Lights Road Safety Awards, ...

The winner of the overall Leading Lights award was Phil Skelton, who founded the Arrive Alive at 1.5 campaign in 2013. It was presented to him by the Chief Executive of the RSA, Sam Woods. At the start of the first lockdown, Pat fixed a puncture for a woman and didn’t charge her.

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The world's most stressful road junctions revealed featuring ... (The Irish Sun)

Whether it is roundabouts, motorway exits, T-junctions or side roads, we've all hated one at some point behind the wheel. Advertisement. The Arc ...

It's here because it is 3km long with a crazy seven lanes of traffic heading in each direction, making it the widest street in the world. It was finished in 1993 but used in the filming of the 1994 film Speed before it was officially opened to the public. Rather than a junction, this road is a major thoroughfare through the city of Buenos Aires. The Arc de Triomphe itself was commissioned by French Emperor Napoleon in 1806, but today has one of the most confusing road networks in the world around it. It's obviously confusing people because it was recently voted the third worst junction for bottlenecks in the whole of the US by America's truckers. Commercial content notice: Taking one of the offers featured in this article may result in a payment to The Sun.

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Plan to hike speed limit on busy road near campsite is 'bonkers' (Southern Star Newspaper)

A PROPOSAL by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to increase the speed limits on a stretch of road bordered by a busy caravan and camping site and an ...

She acknowledged that the revised proposal to move the existing 60kph further to the east, to the straight between Eagle Point campsite, Cronin’s service station and supermarket and the Ouvane Falls, was strongly rejected by the elected members. ‘Especially the proposal to put in an 80km zone – from half way beyond the Ouvane Falls to Cronin’s – which is currently 60.’ Cllr Patrick Gerard Murphy (FF) was the most vocal in opposing a proposal by TII to increase the speed limit on the road passing Cronin’s service station and the Eagle Point campsite from 60km to 80km.

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