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EPISODE · Jul 8, 2026 · 11 MIN

Is our rise in population a factor in road deaths?

from The Hard Shoulder

93 people have died on our roads so far this year, and this figure is already ahead of last year’s, and we are only in July.The Road Safety Authority (RSA) told the Oireachtas Transport Committee today that we need to consider the rise in population as a factor in road deaths…Paddy Comyn, Head of Automotive Content and Communications with DoneDeal Cars, joins Ciara to discuss this. Also joining to discuss batteries being stolen from speed limit signs in Tipperary is Michael ‘Chicken’ Brennan, Labour Councillor in the Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District.

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