Gardaí to be out in force as 54 people killed on roads over St Patrick's Day period since 2012
Officers will also be on the lookout for speeding, non-seatbelt wearing and using a mobile phone while driving.
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Officers will also be on the lookout for speeding, non-seatbelt wearing and using a mobile phone while driving.
The majority of drivers had three penalty points (400,502), while 59,404 had six points and 42,700 had two.
The two young men have been named locally as Nathan Farrell, aged 18, and Nathan Fullerton, aged 17.
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She was hit at around 7:30 this evening.
The CEO of the RSA said, ‘We saved more lives than ever before in 2012 we can do it again in 2015′.
Great drivin’.
One council engineer admits that limited funding means “we are stretched beyond breaking point to carry out even basic repairs”.
The Justice Minister was responding to figures who show a record low in the number of road deaths in 2012.
Between animals and inanimate objects, Ireland’s roads had a lot more than cars on them in 2012.
At seven each, Tipperary and Limerick are the counties with the most bad bends that need to be fixed, followed by Kerry and Cork with six each.
The 68-year-old was fatally injured in the accident yesterday evening.
Meanwhile, report suggests penalty points system may be changed for new drivers.
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