Some 183 people died on Irish roads in 2023 – the highest number in almost a decade.
Last year saw the highest number of fatalities since 2014, when 192 people lost their lives on the road.
In 2022, there were 155 road fatalities while numbers fell during the pandemic, with 136 deaths in 2021 and 146 in 2020.
Some 70 people died on the roads in Northern Ireland in 2023, an increase from 54 in 2022 and 50 in 2021.
A woman in her late 80s died following a two-car collision in Co Roscommon yesterday evening.
Gardaí and emergency services were alerted shortly before 5pm after two cars collided on the N4 at Doon near Boyle in Co Roscommon.
The driver of one of the cars, a woman in her late 80s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
