Garda crackdown in south as road deaths rise

Motorists in the south have been warned of a Garda crackdown on the roads in the weeks ahead amid concerns about a rise in fatal road crashes.

Deaths on roads in Cork, Kerry, and Limerick so far this year stand at 31, which is just eight behind the total for all of 2013.

Annual road deaths in the three counties were nearly halved between 2008 (63) and 2012 (33), but gardaí are worried that they are beginning to rise again.