7,345 fines were paid for learner or novice driver offences last year.
It's just 11 fewer than 2019, despite Covid-related travel restrictions being in place for much of last year.
Learner drivers have to be accompanied by a fully qualified driver, and newly qualified drivers have to use N plates for two years.
Donna Price, the chairperson of the Irish Road Victims Association, says the new figures are appalling
Keith Grace, Karol Sadlier, Ceola and Carron announced as the station's A New Local Hero finalists
With Irish Music Month underway, the good news is continuing to roll in for rising stars across the nation, with more than eighty artists being named as local finalists in the national search for A New Local Hero over the coming weeks. Here are Sunshine 106.8's four picks: Keith Grace, Karol Sadlier, Ceola and Carron.
Andrea Hayes talks with Brian Redmond from RTE One's Dancing with the Stars Show
Pat Shortt in conversation with Sunshine 106.8's Joe Harrington
