RSA 'very concerned' as six die on Irish roads over weekend

RSA chairperson Liz O'Donnell said that the statistics were "going in the wrong direction" - with 98 deaths so far this year on Irish roads, a rise of 17 on this time last year.

Ronan Dwyer.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) have said they are "very concerned" at the rise in the number of people being killed on Irish roads after six further deaths over the weekend.

A pedestrian who was killed following a collision in Tipperary on Sunday evening was the sixth person to die in the previous three days.