Five more people have been killed on Irish roads in the first half of 2020 than in the same period last year.
83 people lost their lives as a result of a traffic collision from January to June of this year - compared to 78 in 2019.
Cork has the highest death toll in the country for the first six months of the year with ten people losing their lives on Cork roads in that period.
Meanwhile the number of arrests for drug driving nationwide has more than doubled in the same time frame, despite significantly less traffic volumes.
Assistant Garda Commissioner Paula Hilman says drivers can expect more checkpoints over the August Bank Holiday weekend:
