Vincent Odoherty News Today

Four deaths in just 24 hours have brought to 68 the number of people who have died on Irish roads this year, an increase of a third compared with the same period in 2023.

Four deaths in just 24 hours have brought to 68 the number of people who have died on Irish roads this year, an increase of a third compared with the same period in 2023.

Two men in their 20s have become the 62nd and 63rd people to die on Irish roads in 2024. It means that, on average, someone has been killed on our roads every 36 hours this year.

Two men in their 20s have become the 62nd and 63rd people to die on Irish roads in 2024. It means that, on average, someone has been killed on our roads every 36 hours this year.

It comes as Garda Commissioner Drew Harris says all uniformed gardaí must complete 30 minutes of roads policing during shifts

Two men in their 20s have become the 62nd and 63rd people to die on Irish roads in 2024. It means that, on average, someone has been killed on our roads every 36 hours this year.

Vincent O’Doherty, who was in his 20s, was killed following a two-vehicle collision on the N69 at Banemore in Listowel.

The death has occurred of a recently graduated student from Salesian Agricultural College after a fatal road traffic collision in Co. Kerry.