Provisional road collision figures show that the number of road deaths in 2022 increased by 13% compared to 2021. A total of 155 people died in 149 fatal road collisions in 2022 compared to 137 deaths in 124 fatal road collisions in 2021. This represents an increase of 18 deaths or a 13% rise in road fatalities compared to last year*. The figures were published by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) today Sunday 1 January 2022, following an analysis of provisional fatal collision reports from An Garda Síochána....

2022 saw almost 200,000 speeding offences detected, over 5,800 detected for not wearing a seatbelt, over 18,200 people using their mobile phones and over 9,100 people arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated through drink or drugs or a combination of both.