Road safety campaign begins tonight

The Easter weekend road safety campaign is due to get underway at midnight.

Gardaí say the campaign will focus particularly on motorists driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, speeding, the non-wearing of seat-belts and the improvement of pedestrian visibility.

Five people died in road accidents and another 67 were injured on the roads over last year's Easter weekend.

Eighty-nine people have also died on the roads so far in 2005, an increase of four compared with the same period last year.