The Road Safety Authority is calling for nominations to its sixteenth Leading Lights in Road Safety Awards
Every day, remarkable individuals and organisations across Ireland work tirelessly to make our roads safer. Now in its sixteenth year, the RSA Leading Lights in Road Safety Awards celebrate these champions, and we need your help to nominate them!
Why nominate
Celebrate your community’s dedication to road safety. Gain national recognition and inspire other communities to prioritise road safety in their local area. Do you know someone in your local area who has implemented initiatives to making roads safer? Who goes above and beyond to ensure the safety of others on our roads? If so, why not nominate them for a Vulnerable Road User Safety Award.
The awards honour outstanding contributions to Vision Zero, our shared goal of zero road deaths and serious injuries by 2050. Whether it is protecting vulnerable road users, empowering young people, designing innovative safety initiatives, or delivering impactful research, your nomination could spotlight the next Leading Light.
Award categories for 2025
Please consider nominating inspiring road safety efforts across these categories:
- Vulnerable Road User Safety Award
- Employer-led Road Safety Programme Award
- Youth Road Safety Champion Award
- School Road Safety Initiative Award
- Innovation & Research in Road Safety Award
- Gay Byrne Media Award
Why your nomination matters
This is your chance to shine a spotlight on those making a real difference in road safety. A nomination only takes a few minutes and yet its impact can last a lifetime. Click on this link to nominate.
Nominations are submitted online via the RSA website. You can share a few small details about the project including the objective and the impact the project had on your business in your submission. Meaningful supporting materials such as photos, videos and testimonials can be included in your submission to elevate your entry (one file up to 5MB).
Once submitted, entries will be reviewed by an expert panel and narrowed down to a shortlist, with winners celebrated at an awards ceremony on 10th December 2025.
Important dates and how to enter:
- Submit your nomination by: Friday 24th October 2025
- Awards ceremony: Wednesday 10th December 2025 at Croke Park, Dublin 3
- Submit your nomination: Enter here
Let’s honour Ireland’s road safety heroes, one nomination at a time.
