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Concerns have been voiced over road deaths recorded in Ireland and Tipperary during the period 2025.
Provisional figures published by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána show a concerning increase in road fatalities during 2025.
An Garda Síochána recorded 179 fatal collisions in 2025, resulting in 190 fatalities on Irish public roads and in public places, including car parks and other non-public roads.
An RSA report, covering public roads only, in line with historic trends, found 185 deaths in 174 fatal collisions on public roads during 2025. This compares with 171 deaths in 157 fatal collisions in 2024, an 8% increase year-on-year.
Key findings (RSA public-road figures, 2025)
Road user breakdown:
- 76 drivers, 41 pedestrians, 30 motorcyclists, 21 passengers, 14 pedal cyclists, 3 e-scooter users.
- The RSA highlighted increases among drivers and vulnerable road users (pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists).
- Cyclist deaths were the highest recorded since 2017, while motorcyclist fatalities were the highest since 2007.
- Approximately three-quarters of those killed were male, with one-quarter female.
- February and June recorded the fewest fatalities (11 each), while November (21) and December (24) recorded the highest.
- The average number of deaths per month in 2025 was 15, compared with 14 per month in 2024.
County Tipperary: confirmed context figures:
While the RSA end-of-year release does not set out a full county-by-county total in its news statement, published RSA research provides verified longer-term context for County Tipperary.
An RSA “County Briefing on Tipperary” reports that between 2018 and 2022 there were 47 fatalities in County Tipperary, representing 7% of total fatalities during that period.
In a Garda Roads Policing review covering January to June 2025, a county table listed Tipperary with 2 fatalities at that point in the year (part of a national total of 82 to end-June).
An Garda Síochána Assistant Commissioner Ms Catharina Gunne described 2025 as “a devastating year” for families and communities impacted, and said Gardaí will continue targeted enforcement in 2026 focusing on the most dangerous behaviours.
Driver arrested after attempting to evade Mandatory Intoxicant Checkpoint in North Tipperary.
A pregnant female motorist was arrested yesterday in North Tipperary, following an incident at a Mandatory Intoxicant Checkpoint.
Gardaí observed a vehicle attempting to avoid the checkpoint. Members attached to Killaloe Garda Station stopped the car and spoke with the driver.
A roadside drug test returned a positive indication for cocaine. Checks also indicated the vehicle was uninsured.
The pregnant driver was arrested in connection with the alleged road traffic offences and was brought to Nenagh Garda Station. The vehicle was seized and enquiries are ongoing. The results of the blood sample are currently being awaited.
23 new speed camera zones for Tipperary, as national expansion goes live on January 1st 2026.
A total of 390 new safety camera zones will become operational nationwide from January 1st 2026, bringing the overall number of safety camera zones to 1,901, An Garda Síochána has confirmed.
Gardaí say the primary purpose of the safety camera programme is to reduce speed-related collisions, lessen injuries and save lives, against the backdrop of 187 road deaths recorded so far in 2025 – the highest level on Irish roads in more than a decade.
Tipperary and North Tipperary.
Tipperary is set to receive 23 new safety camera zones as part of the rollout.
Updated GoSafe listings for the county include new zones on the M7 and multiple zones on the R498 latter the Nenagh to Thurles road.
In North Tipperary, motorists travelling through Latteragh are also being reminded to observe temporary measures associated with ongoing works on the R498, with Tipperary County Council publishing traffic management updates and roadworks speed-limit orders for the route.
In a Garda message, Assistant Commissioner Ms Catharina Gunne said the vast majority of drivers obey speed limits, but a “small persistent cohort” continue to drive in excess of posted limits, putting others at risk. The aim of targeting high-risk areas, Gardaí say, is to reduce fatal and serious-injury collisions.
A full list of all safety camera zones is published on the Garda website, including downloads for navigation providers HERE
Tipperary County Council to invite public consultation on Harmonised Parking Bye-Laws 2026.
Tipperary County Council will commence a public consultation on January 12th 2026 regarding the proposed “Harmonised Parking Bye-Laws 2026”.
These bye-laws aim to deliver a fair, consistent and modern county-wide parking system, moving away from the nine separate systems, which currently exist in each of our towns where there is a charge for parking.
The key proposed changes are as follows:
- Three-tier charging structure for the nine towns reflecting the diverse character of each town.
- Tier 1: Clonmel.
- Tier 2: Thurles, Nenagh.
- Tier 3: Roscrea, Templemore, Tipperary Town, Cashel, Cahir, Carrick-on-Suir.
Formal 20-minute free parking period in short and medium-stay parking zones; (perfect for that person in flat shoes, who can complete a full town-centre errand, involving running at Olympic pace; to post a letter; collect a prescription; grab a loaf; que at a Supermarket check-out; then find the one shop you actually needed is closed, and be back at the car before the engine properly cools).
Standard parking location maps for all pay parking areas across all Tipperary towns.
Parking zones at different rates will still be decided by the Elected Members at District level, if they can avoid their full time teaching posts and other occupations, in order to attend.
The new county-wide bye-laws seek to:
- Support our town centres by encouraging parking turnover and the associated footfall.
- Provide equity county-wide with equal charges for similar parking services for the towns in each of the 3 tiers.
- Introduce a formal 20-minute free parking period in short and medium-stay town centre zones.
- Ensure that off-street car parking will be cheaper than on-street parking.
- Provide clarity and consistency with standardised permit categories and charging times county-wide.
- Provide clear and consistent mapping of the parking system across all nine towns for public display.
The proposed bye-laws will replace multiple existing regulations and bye-laws and, subject to adoption, are expected to come into effect on September 1st 2026.
In parallel to the new bye-laws a scheme is proposed to return a percentage of parking income to each of the nine towns where that income is generated: same to support and fund town centre projects, initiatives and developments, e.g. Straighten sign posts and replace bollards removed by high sided vehicles the week before, or correct errors previously designed by money wasting town engineers. On wonders where such funds generated were allocated previously.
However, focusing on Thurles; many will note a small mathematical complication: you can’t generate much parking income in a town centre where car parks remain unavailable and areas, like our town centre, where there are little to no spaces left to generate it from. It’s a bit like running a swimming pool fundraiser, after the water has been removed.
And while Thurles town centre may be short on parking, retail consumers point out it doesn’t seem short on enforcement, with two traffic wardens still in place, giving the impression that Thurles has perfected a rare civic innovation: a town centre where parking is scarce, but getting a ticket remains reliably available.
Tipperary County Council will have these draft Bye Laws available for inspection from January 12th 2026, for a period of one month, and will be inviting comments and submissions on these bye-law proposals for a further two weeks.
Members of the public are encouraged to participate, safe in the knowledge that their views, as is usual, will be carefully received, respectfully acknowledged, and then placed in the traditional local authority filing system marked as “Please Ignore”.
Witness appeal after fatal single-vehicle collision on the N24 in Co. Tipperary.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision on the N24 at Cordangan Cross, near Tipperary town, on yesterday evening, Wednesday December 17th 2025.
At approximately 9:45pm, emergency services attended the scene of a single-car collision. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle; a man aged in his 20s, was, sadly, pronounced dead at the scene.
The man’s body was removed to Waterford University Hospital, where a post-mortem examination will take place.
The road remains closed this Thursday morning to allow for a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators, with local diversions in place.
Gardaí are asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or any road users with camera footage (including dash-cam), who may have been travelling in the area around Tipperary town and the Bansha Road, between 9:00pm and 10:00pm, to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.
In particular, Gardaí are interested in potential sightings of a 2005-registered grey Toyota Yaris during this period.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Tipperary Garda Station TEL: 062 80670, the Garda Confidential Line TEL: 1800 666 111, or indeed any Garda station.
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