2025 has been described as a "devastating" year on Irish roads, as concern has been expressed about the number of fatalities recorded.
Garda figures show that there were 179 fatal collisions across the year, resulting in 190 fatalities on public roads and in public places, which include car parks and non-public roads.
The figure is up from 175 in 2024.
Minister of State with responsibility for Road Safety Sean Canney said 2025 was an "incredibly difficult" year and that too many families have faced heartbreak.
He said this is a "stark reminder that road safety is not just a policy area or a set of statistics - this is about people's lives, about loved ones, about futures changed in an instant."
The Road Safety Authority has expressed concern over the increase, particularly among vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians and cyclists.
Last year 45 pedestrians and 14 cyclists were among those killed on Irish roads. The figures also show that 30 motorcyclists and three e-scooter driver or passengers were killed.
The number of cyclists killed in 2025 was the highest since 2017, while the number of motorcyclist fatalities was the highest recorded since 2007, according to the RSA.
The average number of deaths on the roads per month in 2025 was 15, compared with 14 per month in 2024.
RSA Chief Executive Sam Waide said: "It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the tragic loss of life on Ireland’s roads in 2025. We are deeply concerned by the increase in fatalities, particularly among our most vulnerable road users - cyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists.
"With sustained political commitment, a whole-of-government response, and adequate resourcing and funding, I firmly believe we can reverse this tragic increase in road deaths."
Assistant Commissioner Catharina Gunne of An Garda Síochána, Roads Policing and Community Engagement said last year was "devastating" for the families of those killed.
"Each of these deaths has had a profound impact on their loved ones, families, friends, colleagues and communities."
She said gardaí will continue to focus on drivers with the most risky and dangerous driving behaviours.
"We once again need to adjust attitudes to driver behaviour and make driving while under the influence of any intoxicant, inappropriate speed and driving while distracted unacceptable behaviours."
Fifty-seven people died on Northern Ireland roads in 2025
Provisional figures released by PSNI show that in 2025 there were 57 deaths on roads in Northern Ireland because of road traffic collisions.
This compares to a total of 69 deaths for the full year of 2024 and 71 deaths in 2023.
The highest monthly death toll across the year was November when nine people died.
