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Sunday 7 August 2022
Tragedies hit communities in Antrim, Carlow, Cavan, Dublin and Wexford.
Today the RSA and gardaí also warned there may be another four to six deaths on Irish roads before the New Year.
In the car crash in Louth, two people also sustained minor injuries.
Experts from a police victim identification unit set up a tented centre overnight.
The video shows that the men were driving above 90 mph while driving along a quiet country road.
The crash happened in Wicklow this morning.
A 19-year-old car passenger and 41-year-old motorcyclist lost their lives in the collisions.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
A number of other people have been taken to University Hospital Limerick.
Angela Kelly, Orla Curry and Martin Brophy were killed in the crash early yesterday morning.
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Gardaí are investigating the incident.
Michael Jackson appeared alongside his girlfriend Maggie on Tv3′s Ireland AM to tell their harrowing story.
“We’re missing a precious, precious little boy.”
The majority of drivers received fatal injuries at the scene.
The six-year-old died when hit by a car last June.
The deceased was the driver and sole occupant of the car.
Gardaí have checked more than 100,000 vehicles since yesterday morning.
The man’s vehicle left the road and crashed into another car parked beside the road.
Mayo is following in the footsteps of Australia, where the blessing takes place in certain areas each year.
A man in his 80s died in the Sligo crash. In Cork, a woman in her 30s was killed when her car collided with an SUV.
The driver of the tractor was uninjured.
Funeral services for Niamh Doyle and Ashling Middleton took place in Carlow and Kildare today.
The CEO of the RSA said, ‘We saved more lives than ever before in 2012 we can do it again in 2015′.
The memorial took place at 12:15 this afternoon.
Funeral arrangements have been made for three of the young women.
As part of the tender process, testing is currently underway so suitable devices can be chosen.
One in four passengers killed were not wearing a seatbelt.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses.
Another tragedy on the roads at Christmas time.
He is the 192nd person to die on Irish roads this year.
He is the 188th person to die on Irish roads this year.
The woman was hit by a car in Glasson, near Athlone on Wednesday.
He is the 39th pedestrian to be killed on Irish roads this year.
THE COUNTER ON Ireland’s Covid-19 caseload continues to tick upwards – but the virus’ public prominence has largely faded away.
For some people, particularly those who are immunocompromised, the pandemic is still a significant worry.
The overall trend has been a decline in behaviours aimed at avoiding infection like limiting contacts or travel.
However, many people continue to take precautions such as wearing face masks in crowded places like public transport and shops.
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