Gardaí are currently conducting the largest road safety blitz ever mounted for the Christmas period, with over 10,000 checkpoints expected to be in place. The recent tragedies on Irish roads have been truly shockingRoad safety campaign group Parc expressed shock at the rise in road deaths. Its founder, Susan Gray, said it was clear gardaí needed extra resources for ­enforcing road safety and that major changes needed to be made to properly crack down on errant drivers. We desperately need to get the road safety message across – and ensure that road safety regulations are rigorously enforced. “The car he was driving skidded off the road, entered a river, and became submerged in the water.

Source: Irish Independent December 22, 2025 07:01 UTC