Gardai are urging road users to be extra careful for the remainder of the Bank Holiday weekend, given the number of fatal accidents in the past few days.
The deaths of a man in his twenties in a car crash in Tipperary and a cyclist in Kerry, bring to 8 the number of people killed in the last week.
Moyagh Murdock from the Road Safety Authority is also appealing for people to be mindful when driving:
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