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Monday 27 March 2023 Dublin: -3°C

# lives lost

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# lives lost
"People say that time is a healer, but to be honest it doesn't get any easier" - Remembering Ireland's road victims
188 pictures of people who died in road traffic incidents were set up outside the Dáil this week.
# 2015 deaths
One third of drivers killed weren't wearing their seatbelt
A worrying finding from the RSA and gardaí today.
# hands only CPR
Irish politicians to be taught Vinnie Jones's 'hard and fast' skills - by students
It’s all part of the Irish Heart Foundation’s Happy Hearts Appeal, which is raising money for a CPR education campaign.
# blind safety
‘A child can die within 50 seconds of becoming entangled in a window blind cord’
In the past four years, three children in Ireland and 12 in the UK have died as a result of window blind cords.
# Roads
Gardaí urge caution as 48 lives already lost on Irish roads
If you will be driving anywhere in Ireland this bank holiday weekend, gardaí are urging you to stay safe on the roads.