Ireland takes 'disturbing turn for the worse' in terms of road safety

President Michael D Higgins in Áras an Uachtaráin for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, with Lucia O’Farrell and her family. Lucia lost her 23-year-old son Shane in a hit-and-run collision when he was riding his bike. Pictures: Maxwells

Ireland has taken a “disturbing turn for the worse” in terms of road safety this year, but it can be reversed if “the collective will is there" for change, President Michael D Higgins has said.

“We must not lose hope,” he said on Friday.