Kildare recorded nine deaths this year compared to two last year.
There has been a significant increase in the number of young people being killed on the country's road this year, according to new figures released by An Garda Síochána.
45 people aged under the age of 25 have died in road collisions so far this year; almost a third of all road traffic fatalities.
This compares to 32 people aged under 25 in the same period last year.
Over 65s accounted for a fifth of all road deaths (30), but made up over a third of all pedestrians who were killed.
A total of 149 people have been killed on the country's roads so far this year.
That is 11 more than the same period last year.
Seven multiple vehicle collisions accounted for 17 fatalities.
The collision with most fatalities was the crash on the M9, near Moone in August in which five men were killed.
Of those who died this year, 116 were male and 32 were female.
Fifty-seven drivers were killed and 25 passengers, while 22 motorcyclists and 28 pedestrians also died on Irish roads this year.
Cyclists accounted for 13 deaths, while the relatively new category of E-scooter or E-bike users accounted for four deaths - twice the number who died last year.
July and August were the deadliest months of this year so far, with over 20 people dying on the country's roads in both months.
So far this year only one county has not had a road traffic fatality and that is Co Offaly.
Dublin has the largest number of road traffic fatalities (21) followed by Cork (12), Meath (10) and Donegal (10).
Both Clare and Kildare saw significant increases in road deaths this year.
Both counties recorded nine deaths each in 2026, compared to two each last year.
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