Cycling is growing in popularity but accident rates are rising. This guide to the 15 deaths in 2017 show that nearly half of fatal bike crashes in 2017 occurred on a Sunday. And most of them were during daylight hours. Editor's note: Two of the deaths occurred on FridaysThese charts show that cycling fatalities have fallen since the 1990s, but non-fatal incidents have risen sharply. Dublin accounts for most incidents, but they occur all over the country.

Source: The Irish Times May 12, 2018 05:15 UTC