Parents of boy, 4, killed by drunk driver call for road safety to be part of school curriculum

(Left to right) Dr Christina O'Connor, Associate Professor in Marketing at UL, winning students Saoirse Smith, Elizabeth Imole and Victory Omorodiom with Sergeant Tony Miniter, Limerick Roads Policing at a new road safety initiative led by University of Limerick and An Garda Siochana to highlight the dangers of drug-driving. Picture: Arthur Ellis

The parents of a four-year-old boy killed by a drunk driver have called for drivers' education and road safety to be part of the secondary and primary school education curriculums to help tackle the scourge of road deaths.

On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the death of their son Ciarán, Gillian and Ronan Treacy said road safety and responsible driving should be taught and encouraged in schools from an early age.