Ciara Colhoun

Family, friends, a good yarn, yoga, pinot noir, Ireland’s wild west - in rough order 😉 All views my own.

[Department for Infrastructure @deptinfra]

🗓️ ⌛ 🚍 One week to go and there’s still time to give us your views on the Safer Journeys to School consultation, a proposed approach to improving safety when passengers – particularly children – are boarding or getting off buses.

Consultation closes at 5.00pm on Thursday 21 May.

🎥 Hear from Minister Kimmins about why it is so important to participate in this consultation 👇🏽

Remember to share and encourage parents, schools, drivers and local communities to join in.

🤔💭 Provide your views here: https://t.co/hS5SdUyCCb

📖 Remember, there is an Easy Read guide to the Safer Journeys to School Consultation also available which explains the proposals, find it here: https://t.co/de3V75m7mM

@LizKimminsSF @NIHRC @WWCTrustNI @LibrariesNI @NI_LGA @CTAUK1 @Translink_NI @agenipolicy @policyni @PoliceServiceNI @NIAS999 @NIFRSOFFICIAL @roadsafeni @NIRoadPolicing @HSC_NI @roadtozero @Ed_Authority @Education_NI @stranbelfast @COPNI @UFUHQ @ImtacNI

[Department for Infrastructure @deptinfra]

🎥 Hear from Minister Liz Kimmins who today launched a consultation seeking views on a proposed approach to improving safety when passengers, particularly children, are getting on or off buses.

The Safer Journeys to School: Consultation on overtaking and passing buses explores whether clearer, more targeted rules on driver behaviour around buses could help reduce risk, particularly at the point when children are getting on and off buses.

Find out more and get involved in this important consultation:
https://t.co/1OHMM5cTRU

@NIRoadPolicing @LizKimminsSF @roadsafeni @roadtozero @Ed_Authority @Education_NI @NIFRSOFFICIAL @Hsenigov @Translink_NI

[Department for Infrastructure @deptinfra]

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has launched a consultation seeking views on a proposed approach to improving safety when passengers, particularly children, are getting on or off buses.

The Safer Journeys to School: Consultation on overtaking and passing buses explores whether clearer, more targeted rules on driver behaviour around buses could help reduce risk, particularly at the point when children are getting on and off buses.

Find out more and have your say:
https://t.co/fPUfnsW0b8

[Department for Infrastructure @deptinfra]

A consultation on a Speed Limit Review has been launched by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI).

The 14-week public consultation closes on Wednesday 22 April 2026.

The Speed Limit Review seeks public views on speed limits aimed at improving road safety as evidence shows that excessive speed remains one of the most significant factors in the severity of collisions and fatalities on our roads.

Details: https://t.co/FeEN05Amdw

Watch ⤵️

@LizKimminsSF @roadtozero @NIAS999 @PoliceServiceNI @roadsafeni @NIRoadPolicing

[Department for Infrastructure @deptinfra]

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has launched a powerful new advertising campaign aimed at tackling the growing threat of drug driving on our roads.

Read more here: https://t.co/ybCXlwhiJK

@NIFRSOFFICIAL @NIRoadPolicing @PoliceServiceNI
@NIAS999 @roadtozero

[Ciara Colhoun @CiaraColhoun]

A sad day for local journalism and a sorry blow to the best of teams.

[Hugh Carville @HughCarville]

BREAKING: The Down Recorder newspaper in Downpatrick has ceased publication after 189 years in circulation.

[Department for Infrastructure @deptinfra]

The Department for Infrastructure has launched a social media campaign to raise awareness around fitness to drive.

The campaign reminds drivers to ‘Keep Yourself Right’ on the roads by signposting information about steps to take in the event of a health condition or eyesight issues.

Read more here: https://t.co/gJLNOw8NuT

and:

👉 https://t.co/F6yOY95Tcz

👉 https://t.co/8HtWcCf3sV

👉 https://t.co/gCvvGl8FeU

@nidirect @NIRoadPolicing @niroads

[Department for Infrastructure @deptinfra]

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins visited Rathlin Island today to meet community representatives and to learn more about a number of projects taking place on the island.

More at: https://t.co/FpEazUwwTP

[Department for Infrastructure @deptinfra]

@ArmaghLGFA captain Clodagh McCambridge reminds us of the importance of road safety as she signs up to DfI’s Share the Road to Zero campaign on behalf of @UlsterLadies. Clodagh lifted the Ulster Senior Ladies Football Championship trophy on behalf of her team at the weekend.

Read more here: https://t.co/9VdgWvS7ih

Watch the video ⤵️

@UlsterGAA @LadiesFootball
@officialgaa @LizKimminsSF @roadtozero @NIFRSOFFICIAL @NIAS999 @Brakecharity
@PoliceServiceNI @roadsafeni @NIRoadPolicing

[Ciara Colhoun @CiaraColhoun]

@ciaramageean @assumptionlive

[Department for Infrastructure @deptinfra]

Will you be on the roads over the Easter break?

Olympian Ciara Mageean encourages all of us to take more care as road users as she becomes the latest high profile sports personality to support DfI’s Share the Road to Zero campaign.

Read more here: https://t.co/FJDk7inFxc

Watch the video ⤵️

@ciaramageean @LizKimminsSF @roadtozero
@NIAS999 @PoliceServiceNI @Brakecharity
@roadsafeni @NIRoadPolicing

[BBC News NI @BBCNewsNI]

Cuts to funding for a GCSE course which teaches students road safety have been reversed.
https://t.co/ZZw7BH7bnH

[BBC News NI @BBCNewsNI]

Pupils taking a GCSE in road safety say that the course is helping prepare them to become safe drivers in the future.
Read more here:https://t.co/hC9JVjaZid

[Department for Infrastructure @deptinfra]

Road safety appeal from Infrastructure Minister @JohnODowdSF

More at:
https://t.co/UqfPdbQmPy

[Belfast Giants @BelfastGiants]

We’re proud to support the @deptinfra’s ‘Share the Road to Zero’ campaign. 🤝

🚘 We can all play our part to ensure that Northern Ireland’s roads remain as safe as possible.

🔗 Find out more at https://t.co/t5J1PB8s1X

#WeAreGiants #Giants25 | @roadtozero

[Ciara Colhoun @CiaraColhoun]

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[BBC News NI @BBCNewsNI]

About 300 people gathered in County Carlow on Tuesday for the funeral of an elderly woman who died without any surviving family.

https://t.co/GjxRtdUUBA

[Department for Infrastructure @deptinfra]

🏉 Will you be on the road this weekend? Are you travelling to the @UlsterRugby v @leinsterrugby match this evening?

Sadly 59 people have lost their lives on the roads so far this year.

Ulster Rugby star Michael Lowry encourages us all to take more care as he backs DfI’s Share the Road to Zero campaign.

@roadtozero @NIRoadPolicing @NIFRSOFFICIAL @NIAS999 @BelHarPolice @PoliceServiceNI @JohnODowdSF @roadsafeni

[Department for Infrastructure @deptinfra]

Debbie Mullan’s 17 year-old son Keelan was killed when his car collided with a tractor on a rural road near his home in 2013.

As part of Road Safety Week, Debbie has spoken about her loss and the pain of losing Keelan and wants every young person to take personal responsibility when they drive.

“Wherever your journey is, I want you to drive so that you arrive, that you are alive, that your parents are not going to have that knock on the door."

Watch Debbie’s video below:

@NIAS999 @PoliceServiceNI @roadtozero
@NIFRSOFFICIAL @NIRoadPolicing @JohnODowdSF
@Brakecharity @roadsafeni

[Department for Infrastructure @deptinfra]

Christopher Sherrard lost his 60-year-old father Wilson in a road traffic collision in 2016.

As Road Safety Week comes to a close, Christopher has spoken about the loss his family has suffered after losing their father Wilson and the need for everyone to drive carefully on our roads.

“When my dad left in the morning time, he wasn’t expecting not to come home; he left the front door and he never came back.”

Watch Christopher's video below:

@NIAS999 @PoliceServiceNI @roadtozero
@NIFRSOFFICIAL @NIRoadPolicing @JohnODowdSF
@Brakecharity @roadsafeni

[Department for Infrastructure @deptinfra]

Will you be on the road this weekend?

Sadly 48 people have lost their lives on the roads so far this year.

Ulster Rugby star trio Jacob Stockdale, Nick Timoney and Michael Lowry are encouraging us all to take more care as they back DfI’s Share the Road to Zero campaign.

Read more here: https://t.co/3hQbPd8ZA7

@UlsterRugby @JohnODowdSF @roadtozero @NIAS999 @PoliceServiceNI @Brakecharity @roadsafeni @NIRoadPolicing @nidirect

[Department for Infrastructure @deptinfra]

The @IrishFA and @NorthernIreland and @LFC player Conor Bradley is the latest to sign up to the Department for Infrastructure’s @roadtozero campaign. Conor, 21, reminds us all and young drivers in particular to be more careful on the roads:

More: https://t.co/B8F2jO9Pku

@conorbradley03 @JohnODowdSF @NIAS999 @PoliceServiceNI @NIFRSOFFICIAL @NIRoadPolicing