Gardaí announce extra 'mobile safety camera monitoring hours' to curb rise in road deaths

Eight Garda divisions collectively account for 67% of all road deaths in 2023, two of which are in Cork. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Gardaí have announced 4,265 additional mobile safety camera monitoring hours until the end of 2023 as road fatalities in Ireland rise. 

Since the beginning of the year, there have been 129 fatalities on Irish roads — 25 more than the total reported by this point last year, and 37 more than in 2019.