The Road Safety Authority has renewed its appeal to the public to take care on the roads after several tragic road accidents this weekend.
According to gardai, six people have died in car crashes on the road since Friday, including a man in his 60's who died in a crash in Cork, two motorcyclists who died on the M50, a male motorcyclist who was killed in a Kilkenny crash, and today, two men died after a three-car collision in Sligo.
A total of three motorcyclists have died this weekend alone, bringing the total number of bikers killed to 17 in 2022 so far in Ireland.