Deaths on Irish roads rose 19% last year to 184

The highest number of road deaths in 10 years was recorded in 2023 with 184 dying after incidents on Irish Roads. Road Safety Authority's figures show the highest number of those killed were males at 78 percent while22 percent of the deaths were females.

David Martin Communications officer with the RSA says the figures are heading the wrong direction.

The number of Gardaí working in roads policing in 2023 was at its lowest in 6 years.Department of Justice data analysed by the advocacy group Parc and published in the Irish Times, shows there were 641 Gardaí assigned to roads policing at the end of November, 47 less than at the start of last year.