Motorists not taking enough care on wet roads

Irish people may be no strangers to rain but they are still not taking enough care when driving on wet roads, according to AA Roadwatch.

After heavy and persistent rain started to move across the country on Thursday, the AA Roadwatch team was inundated with traffic accident reports.

AA Roadwatch chief Aoife Carragher said there were two more traffic fatalities on Thursday, bringing the total number of people who lost their lives on Irish roads to 121, nine more than last year.