# Road Deaths

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# Tragedy

Young girl and three women killed in Westmeath road crash

A car and a jeep collided on a stretch of the N4.

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Jun 28th 2014, 8:40 PM

# Road Safety Authority

Driver deaths are down, but "more vulnerable" road users are being killed

The Public Accounts Committee was also told that about 130,000 more cars were taxed this year following an end to the practice where vehicles could be declared as “off-road” after the fact.

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Jun 19th 2014, 1:30 PM

# Kilkenny

Six-year-old boy knocked down and killed in Kilkenny housing estate

The young child was in a housing estate on the outskirts of the city.

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Jun 12th 2014, 10:55 PM

# Roads

Mayo pedestrian dies after being struck by a van

The man in his 60s was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Jun 10th 2014, 8:14 AM

# Road Deaths

Two motorcyclists killed in Clare crash

A female pillion passenger was also injured in the collision and has been taken to Galway University Hospital.

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Jun 5th 2014, 10:45 PM

# slow down

The highest speed detected by gardaí today was 30km per hour over the limit

A vehicle in Sligo was found to be travelling 130km per hour in a 100 km per hour zone. Slow down everyone, it’s the weekend.

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May 30th 2014, 10:25 PM

# Road Deaths

Two people killed in separate overnight road crashes

Both incidents took place in the early hours of this morning.

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May 29th 2014, 7:41 AM

# Roads

Elderly pedestrian killed after being struck by a 4x4 in Kilkenny

The woman’s body has been removed from the scene at Graiguenamanagh.

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May 27th 2014, 12:53 PM

# Road Deaths

May Bank Holiday on the roads: five deaths, 151 drunk drivers and 2,164 speeders

Seven children have died on Ireland’s roads so far this year – equalling last year’s total.

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May 9th 2014, 5:40 PM

# Road Deaths

Man killed when his car struck a ditch in the early hours of this morning

The 24 year old was pronounced dead at the scene.

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May 5th 2014, 7:53 AM

# Road Deaths

Gardaí search for blue BMW involved in fatal hit-and-run in Loughrea

A cyclist in his 60s was taken to hospital where he died later from his injuries.

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Apr 24th 2014, 10:45 AM

# GoSafe

Speed cameras record more than 7,000 hours of driving each month

There are 727 “speed enforcement zones” throughout the country.

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Apr 16th 2014, 11:38 AM

# Be Safe

Road deaths falling in Europe - but up 19 per cent in Ireland

The European Commission expressed concern today about trends in deaths of vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists.

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Apr 1st 2014, 10:45 AM

# Cookstown

Two men have died in Tyrone car crash

It happened in the early hours of this morning.

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Mar 30th 2014, 3:03 PM

# Roads

13-year-old boy knocked down and killed in Donegal

A man in his late 50s was also injured in the incident at Buncrana.

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Mar 14th 2014, 9:42 AM

# Road Death

Appeal for witnesses after death of motorcyclist in Cork crash

The man in his 20s was pronounced dead at the scene this morning.

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Mar 11th 2014, 1:16 PM

# Road Death

Elderly woman killed in Tipperary car crash

A second woman, who was a passenger in the car, was also injured in the collision.

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Mar 3rd 2014, 3:58 PM

# Road Deaths

Teenager killed in Tipperary road crash

The 19-year-old man’s car struck a tree this morning.

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Feb 14th 2014, 11:40 AM

# Road Deaths

Woman knocked down by articulated truck in Thurles

The pedestrian who was in her mid-50s was walking on Slievenamon Road in the town.

17.6k

Jan 20th 2014, 4:49 PM

# Clare

Man in 60s killed in Ennis road crash

The man was pronounced dead at the scene last night.

7.8k

Jan 13th 2014, 7:56 AM

# Road Safety

80% of drivers killed on Irish roads last year were male

The most dangerous time for driving on Irish roads is between 2pm and 6pm.

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Jan 7th 2014, 11:57 AM

# Road Deaths

Two men die as their cars collide in Mayo early this morning

The men aged 43 and 47 years were pronounced dead at scene of the crash in Ballinahaglish.

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Jan 1st 2014, 12:30 PM

# Road Deaths

Numbers killed on Ireland’s roads rises for first time in eight years

The number of people who died on the roads increased by 17.5 per cent in just one year.

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Dec 31st 2013, 7:45 PM

# Roads

Another Christmas tragedy on Irish roads as woman dies in Offaly car crash

She was the driver and sole occupant of the car.

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Dec 26th 2013, 5:58 PM

# Roads

New dual carriageway will replace treacherous stretch of Sligo-Dublin road

The N4 Action Group had erected 30 white crosses along the 10km stretch to mark the number of deaths on the road in recent years.

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Dec 20th 2013, 9:16 AM

# Road Safety

How many drivers did Gardaí catch drink-driving or speeding this afternoon?

Three checkpoints were set up as part of their Christmas Enforcement Campaign.

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Dec 11th 2013, 9:03 PM

# Gardaí

Section of motorway closed after a lorry collided with a jeep towing livestock

A vet is currently on scene, attending to a number of sheep.

21.7k

Dec 9th 2013, 8:42 AM

# Road Deaths

Young man killed in Dublin road crash

The 22-year-old was the passenger of a car that hit a tree in the Baldwinstown area last night.

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Nov 26th 2013, 7:36 AM

# Roads

Woman, 74, knocked down in Longford last night

The pedestrian was killed as she crossed the road at Edgeworthstown.

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Nov 25th 2013, 8:29 AM

# Powerful

Shock treatment for students at simulated crash

A complex rescue operation was simulated by volunteer emergency service people at college campus to hit home with road safety message.

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Oct 5th 2013, 7:15 AM

# Road Fatalities

These are the top ten spots where drivers speed in Dublin

0These locations will receive “targeted enforcement” as part of a new Garda campaign.

33.2k

Sep 30th 2013, 10:00 PM

# Road Deaths

Motorcyclist (34) killed in Navan road crash

He is the 21st biker to be killed on Irish roads this year.

13.8k

Sep 11th 2013, 7:47 PM

# News Fix

Here Is What Happened Today: Monday

Everyone’s talking about Ryanair to sue Channel 4 Dispatches, Aer Arann strike and testicle-eating fish.

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Aug 12th 2013, 10:07 PM

# Road Deaths

Gardaí urge drivers to slow down as road deaths rise

Motorcyclists who have died in 2013 have already surpassed those killed in 2012.

8.1k

Aug 12th 2013, 5:36 PM

# Air Ambulance

Three-year-old airlifted to hospital in Crumlin after being struck by a car in Co Cork

The boy received serious injuries when he was hit by the car in Barryroe, about five miles from Clonakilty.

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Aug 8th 2013, 10:20 PM

# Tallaght

70-year-old woman dies after being struck by van

The crash happened on the Old Bawn Road in Tallaght this afternoon.

15.5k

Aug 7th 2013, 9:20 PM

# Dublin Quays

Second man dies as a result of stolen taxi crash

The car crashed into a lock bridge close to the Convention Centre in the early hours of yesterday morning.

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Aug 6th 2013, 7:21 PM

# Roads

Man dies as motorcycle hits crash barriers on M7 in Laois

The 45-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Jul 21st 2013, 8:01 PM

# Roads

Man dies in early-morning Louth crash

The victim was in his 20s.

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Jul 14th 2013, 10:05 AM

# Road Deaths

96 per cent of motorcyclists killed on Irish roads are male

Information on collisions over the last three years shows that most collisions happen when a motorcyclist is overtaking another vehicle turning right.

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Jul 5th 2013, 3:46 PM