Ireland's road death trends going in wrong direction 

Those on bikes are the only road user group not to see a significant drop in fatalities over the last decade, figures show. File picture

Ireland is one of the glaring outliers in the EU when it comes to road death trends going in the wrong direction, new data show.

The European Commission said deaths on roads across the continent fell last year by 10% compared to the year before the Covid-19 pandemic began, when there were no travel restrictions in place.