Memorial services took place around the country today to mark World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
Almost 40,000 people have been killed on roads across the island of Ireland since record-keeping began.
So far this year almost 170 people have been killed on roads in the Republic of Ireland.
That already amounts to an increase on the 2015 total of 166, with almost six weeks of the year remaining.
23,948 people have died on roads in the Republic since records began in 1959.
In Northern Ireland, almost 14,839 people have died in road collisions since their records began in 1931.
These victims were remembered at ceremonies, north and south of the border, as part of the day of commemoration - which is marked every year on the third Sunday in November.
The Road Safety Authority said observing the day provides an opportunity to draw the public's attention to road traffic crashes, their consequences and costs.
The Chief Executive of the RSA, Moyagh Murdock, said she hoped that all road users would reflect on their behaviour when using the roads.
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross welcomed the fact that people both north and south were coming together to remember all the lives lost on the island's roads.
He also paid tribute to the work of the emergency services.
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