Road deaths in Cavan reduced by half last year
There were three deaths on Cavan's roads in 2024, half the previous year when there were six people killed.
Most recently, Sean Brady from Corlurgan was killed on December 25, 2024, in a two-car collision on the N55 at Clarebane.
Dylan Costin from Belturbet was killed on March 11. He was a passenger in a car involved in a collision with a truck on the N3 at Drumcrave.
Before that, Motorcyclist and father of four Gary Murphy (48) from Ballinagh was killed when the motorcycle he was travelling on collided with a second vehicle on the N55 at Corlurgan on January 2, 2023, a year ago today.
Nationally the number of road deaths in 2024 have dropped by 4% compared to 2023, provisional road traffic collision figures show.
One hundred and seventy-four people died in fatal collisions in 2024, which is a decrease of seven deaths compared to last year.
The figures released by the RSA (Road Safety Authority) reveal a high proportion of male fatalities.
They show an increased level of fatalities among those aged 25 or younger and a high number of fatalities occurring in the evening between 4-8pm.
The highest number of road fatalities occurred in Dublin where twenty-three people were killed. This is followed by Cork (19), Mayo (19) and Donegal (17).
Minister of State with special responsibility for Road Safety James Lawless extended "deepest sympathies" to those affected by these losses.
"I would also like to pay tribute to the emergency services, first responders, hospital workers and others who do such incredible work helping people on scene and in the aftermath of these events," he said.
He said this February will see a reduction in the default speed limit on rural local roads, following the recommendation of the 2023 Speed Limit Review.
"This will tackle one of the biggest contributory factors to road collisions - speed."
"This year we will also be moving into Phase 2 of the Government’s Road Safety Strategy, and it is incumbent on all of us to play our part in achieving our goal of halving deaths and serious injuries by 2030.”
Assistant Commissioner Paula Hilman of An Garda Síochána's Roads Policing and Community Engagement described the 4% as a " slight reduction" in the number of road fatalities on Irish roads.
She said it "is of no solace" to the families and loved ones of each one of the people that were killed in fatal road traffic collisions during 2024.