Nine people have died in road accidents in the past week, bringing the number of people killed this month to 37. A total of 246 people have been killed on the roads so far this year. Over the bank holiday weekend, gardai will operate more than 3,000 checkpoints as well as extra speed checks.
Road deaths
Nine people have died in road accidents in the past week, bringing the number of people killed this month to 37
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