Social media firms 'have a lot to answer for' after 'extraordinarily painful' August on Ireland's roads – Tánaiste

There has been “a breakdown in respect for authority in society” amid repeated incidents this month of driving in the wrong direction, according to Simon Harris.

The Tánaiste said it has been an “extraordinarily painful” August, with the number of incidents occurring on Irish roads, including the crash on the M9 which saw five teenagers killed, as well as four members of the same family seriously injured.

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