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# Road Deaths

Yesterday
27th March 2024
Mother and daughters killed in Mayo crash yesterday have been named
40 more people will die on Irish roads this year compared to 2023 if trend continues, Chambers says
This week
24th March 2024 - 28th March 2024
Four people have died in a road crash in Armagh
JD Sports under fire for Dublin advertisement showing masked riders on scrambler bikes
Last month
February 2024
Speeding and mobile phone use cited as concerns by gardaí amid spike in road deaths
Young man in teens dies in road traffic incident in Co Sligo
'A terrible loss': Three young people killed in Co Carlow road crash named locally
Another passenger in the car, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The crash occurred at around 11.30pm last night, Wednesday, on the N80 at Leagh on the Wexford Road.
Father Tom Little, a priest in the area, went to the scene late last night.
He said it's a "terrible loss".
January
January 2024
Three people killed in separate road crashes in Louth, Mayo and Derry
Two men dead in separate road incidents in Dublin and Kildare
Sixth fatal crash this week as woman (80s) dies in Co Meath collision
One person arrested every hour for drink or drug-driving over Christmas
Witness appeal after young man dies in car crash in Kildare
Almost 20% increase in road deaths last year with 184 people killed on Irish roads
Almost half of road deaths in Northern Ireland last year were among vulnerable road users
Last year
2023
Man (40s) dies in single-vehicle collision in Kerry
There were no fatalities on Irish roads during the first week of December
There were 140 drivers arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
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RSA finds those driving for work are more likely to engage in dangerous driving behaviours
Appeal for drivers to take care over Bank Holiday as fatalities on 'shocking' upwards trend
Number of deaths on Irish roads so far this year has now equalled the total for 2022
Witness appeal after cyclist (70s) dies in collision in county Monaghan
Motorists to face higher penalty points on bank holiday weekends
Two motorcyclists killed in separate road incidents in Roscommon and Kerry
Woman (50s) dies following crash involving car and lorry in Co Donegal
'Personal responsibility' the focus of new RSA campaign to eliminate road deaths by 2050
No deadline in place for lowering of speed limits, says McEntee
Shock road safety adverts of the past weren't liked — but they were effective, says Taoiseach
Ministers discuss changes to penalty points at meeting this evening
Use of speed cameras to increase by 20% following 'worrying increase' in road deaths
Speed limits, checkpoints and shock tactics: How do we tackle rising road deaths
Gardaí make Electric Picnic appeal as road deaths for August reaches 25
Gardaí make urgent appeal after 125 road deaths and 600 'serious' road collisions this year
Review will 'radically change' mismatch of speed limits on Irish roads, says minister
RSA urges motorists to 'evaluate driving behaviour' as road deaths reach 100 this year
Road deaths in Ireland increased by 13% last year
All time
Motorcyclist and pedestrian die in separate road crashes in Louth and Tipperary
'We've lost the equivalent of a month's worth of lives in two days': RSA issues safety warning
New road safety strategy that seeks to halve deaths on Irish roads by 2030 launched
Number of fatalities on Irish roads in first seven months of year down compared with last year
Number of people killed on Irish roads dropped by 12% in first half of 2021
Road Safety Authority reports 149 deaths on Irish roads in 2020