Road safety - Stay sober, slow down, arrive alive

An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) issued a joint appeal to drivers to reduce speed over the Easter bank holiday weekend.

In the past five years, there have been 25 fatal crashes that led to 30 deaths over this period. Last year was the worst, when nine people lost their lives in accidents. Another 300 people were seriously injured over those Easter weekends.

The carnage was the cause of enormous grief for loved ones. Many of the people killed or injured were totally innocent. They just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, when somebody else made a tragic mistake. Ultimately, 90% of all accidents are due to driver error.