Figures from the Road Safety Authority show Cork and Dublin had the worst road fatalities in the country last year.
While 18 people lost their lives on Cork roads in 2022, the RSA’s provisional figures show the number was revised down to 13.
Revisions are made when it has been proved that the person who died suffered a medical episode while driving and died as a result of that rather than from the resulting collision.
The meeting heard that the road fatalities recorded on the roads of Cork county were the second worst in over ten years.
West Cork had the highest number of fatalities in the country last year, with the Cork-West Garda Division recording 11 deaths.
Overall the road death figures for last year are 13% per cent higher than the year before, with 155 people losing their lives in total.
The RSA have described the overall road deaths figure as a stark reminder that road users must accept greater responsibility when using the road
