Event: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

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<p>After almost a decade in a care home in Sligo, Geraldine Lavelle has moved into her own home in Castlebar, after the HSE confirmed it would provide care to enable her to have a place to call her own. <span class="contextmenu emphasis CaptionCredit"> Picture: Karen Cox</span>
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'It was worth the fight': Disability campaigner finally moves into her own home

Earlier this year, Geraldine Lavelle told the 'Irish Examiner' about having to spend a decade in an institution. Now she tells SORCHA CROWLEY about her delight at having her own home

<p>The late Donna Fox in happier times with her brother Neil Fox who writes that this year's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is the first for over 160 families in the Republic who lost loved ones this year. </p>

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Neil Fox: Remembering road traffic victims is a chance to make change

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'My beauties in heaven are smiling': Cork woman who lost entire family glad police now have suicide training

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‘Selfish drivers oblivious to huge devastation they could cause’, says bereaved Cork woman

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Prayer for victims as crash toll rises

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Almost 600 die on Irish roads annually

WATCH: Christy Moore pays haunting tribute to those who lost their lives on Irish roads

Christy Moore paid his respects to people who died on the roads during the launch of ‘World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims’ 2016.

Thu, 17 Nov, 2016

A worrying rise - Road fatalities

It is chilling to reflect that almost 40,000 people have been killed on Irish roads since records began. A total of 38,519 people have died on the roads on both sides of the border —23,752 in the Republic and 14,767 in the North.

Mon, 16 Nov, 2015

Remembrance day for 38,000 killed on Irish roads takes place this Sunday

Over 38,000 people killed on roads on the island of Ireland will be remembered this Sunday, in a planned World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

Wed, 11 Nov, 2015

Two die as road crash victims are honoured

On a day when safety appeals were made to coincide with the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, two more Irish people lost their lives in car crashes.

Mon, 19 Nov, 2012

Woman killed after car ploughs into footpath group

A woman was killed and a man seriously injured today after a suspected drunk driver mounted a footpath and ploughed into a group of people.

Sun, 15 Nov, 2009

Remembrance day for road traffic victims

THE World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims takes place on Sunday next.

Thu, 13 Nov, 2008

Road death victims remembered

Over 100 balloons were released into the skies over Co Donegal today in a special ceremony remembering the victims of road traffic accidents throughout the country.

Sun, 18 Nov, 2007

Road victims to be remembered

VICTIMS of road accidents will be remembered across the country tomorrow.

Sat, 17 Nov, 2007

Road accident victims to be remembered

Victims of road accidents will be remembered across the country on Sunday.

Fri, 16 Nov, 2007

Bereaved father in call to remember road victims

FIVE years ago, Michael O’Neill was at home in Monasterboice, Co Louth, when he heard an awful bang and realised that something terrible had occurred just down the road.

Mon, 20 Nov, 2006