GDL Drivers

16/10/2026

16/10/2026

Changes are coming!

The 1st November 2026 learner permit changes will affect both existing and new permit holders. Make sure you understand how the new rules apply to you.

As of 1st November 2026, if you are:

Applying for your third learner permit:
✔️ You must have sat and failed a driving test in the previous 2 years

Applying for your fourth learner permit:
✔️ You must have sat and failed a driving test in the previous 2 years
✔️ This permit will only be valid for one year

On your fourth or more learner permit:
✔️ You can no longer renew your learner permit and must begin the learning to drive process again:

1. Pass a Driver Theory Test in the category
2. Apply for new Learner Permit
3. Complete EDT* or IBT (16–18 hrs for motorbikes) before your next driving test - *Reduced EDT can only be availed of once - (All 12 lessons required if previously utilised)

📌All learner permit holders whose permit is expired for 2 years or more (on or after 1st November 2026) must also begin the learning to drive process again

🔗https://www.ndls.ie/help/faq.html -are-upcoming-changes-to-learner-permit-renewals

18/09/2026

Renewing your licence online and your Public Services Card go hand in hand

Before you start, make sure your Public Services Card (PSC) is in date. If it has expired, see the below steps:

1. Log in to http://MyWelfare.ie with your verified MyGovID to renew your PSC

2. Once you recieve your new PSC, visit http://ndls.rsa.ie to complete your licence renewal

3. Upload correct required documents together with your application to avoid delays or rejection

4. You can renew your licence up to 3 months before it expires

🔗https://ndls.rsa.ie

18/09/2026

This Autumn be the one that knows what to do if a biker comes off by learning the correct skills! So join us on one of these FBoS courses

www.bikerstraining.com

18/09/2026

New rules soon!

30/04/2026

We invite all riders to take part in our survey on motorcycle clothing, and to share the survey with as many motorcycling friends and colleagues as possible.

Please fill out the survey before Monday 11 May 2026 > www.femamotorcycling.eu/survey-ppe-2026

30/04/2026

A new report from the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) shows that cyclist deaths across the EU have declined by just 8% over the past decade, while deaths among motor vehicle occupants have fallen four times faster.

In 2024, 1,926 cyclists were killed, and current progress is far below what is needed to meet the EU’s 2030 road safety targets. Cyclists now account for 10% of all fatalities.

Ireland maintains a relatively low cyclist mortality rate, with fewer than two deaths per million inhabitants annually (2022–2024).

Find the link to the full report in the comments section

30/04/2026

Many of you will be travelling over the May Bank Holiday weekend, with longer journeys increasing the risk of driver fatigue.

If you feel tired, don’t push on. Take a break and call into Applegreen to pick up a free coffee ☕

Just say RSA at the till from 2pm to 8pm on Friday and Monday.

Caffeine takes around 15 minutes to kick in, so give yourself time to rest before getting back on the road.

30/04/2026

Great course for all motorcyclists

Do you know what to do if a biker is injured in an accident? If you'd like to learn motorcycle specific first response skills, our next courses are:
Moyross, May 10th
Castlebar, June 13th
Donegal, June 14th

Book your place at www.bikerstraining.com 😊

25/03/2026

“Learn to type. Learn to drive. Have fun. Write postcards. (Letters take too long and you won’t do it; a postcard takes two minutes.) Be punctual. Don’t worry about what other people are thinking. They are not thinking about you.”

These words by the irreplaceable Maeve Binchy have stayed with me since I first read them many years ago. While I have learned to type and have long since stopped worrying about what people think of me, I had not until just recently learned to drive.

I still can’t quite believe it, but at the age of 54½, I, a menopausal woman who struggles with anxiety and a really bad sense of direction, have finally passed my driving test.

Driving has long been one of those life skills that I have always struggled to master.