There has been a slight decrease in the number of deaths in road accidents. Official figures issued by the Garda put the number of traffic deaths for the January-May period at 159. This is a drop of four on the same period last year. This year's worst month was March, accounting for 36 fatalities.
Injuries were also down, with the total for the January-May period at 3,717, a decrease of 315 compared to last year.