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Road Deaths: Worst July In A Decade With 115 Fatalities In 2024, Including 5 In Kildare

Tuesday, 6 August 2024 at 14:19

By Martin Osborne

Road deaths in July were the worst for a decade with fatalities soaring to 115 so far in 2024, including five in Kildare.

Ireland is on course to record 200 road deaths for the first time in almost 15 years.

Road deaths in July were the worst for a decade with fatalities soaring to 115 so far in 2024, including five in Kildare.

A roads enforcement campaign over the bank holiday weekend ­detected almost 1 thousand people speeding while 127 people were arrested for ­driving under the influence.
 

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