Six people killed in weekend of road carnage

ROAD safety chiefs have urged all road users to take greater care after a weekend of unprecedented carnage.

Four people died in three car smashes in the early hours of yesterday morning. Their deaths brought to six the number of people killed on the Republic's roads since Friday night.

Since January 1, deaths on our roads total 27 more than one a day. Statistically, January is among the "safest" months of the year.