37 fewer people killed on Irish roads than in 2014

Some 154 people have been killed in road accidents in Ireland this year — a fall of 37 on last year.

Official figures compiled from Road Safety Authority and Garda reports showed that there were 148 fatal accidents on the roads up to December 22, down almost a fifth on the same period last year.

Exposing the risks caused by a minority of people, gardaí revealed 381 people have been arrested for intoxicated driving in a four-week crackdown.