FOUR people lost their lives on Clare roads in both 2024 and 2025, with the same number of fatalities recorded as in 2016, new figures show.
Data released by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) following a parliamentary question shows that four people died in road collisions in Clare in 2016, with the same number recorded in 2025.
The figures fluctuated during the intervening years, reaching a high of seven fatalities in 2022, while six deaths were recorded in 2023.
The figures for 2023, 2024 and 2025 are provisional and subject to change.
Nationally, the number of people who lost their lives on public roads increased from 171 in 2024 to 185 in 2025, an 8% rise. Clare accounted for four of the 185 fatalities recorded on public roads last year.
Aontú’s Clare representative June Dillon said any reduction in road deaths was welcome but described the figures for the county as deeply concerning.
“Obviously any reduction in deaths is to be welcomed but it is deeply concerning that the figures for road fatalities in Clare are still so high,” she said.
Ms Dillon said the four people who lost their lives in Clare in each of 2016, 2024 and 2025 represented lives lost prematurely, with devastating consequences for families and communities.
She called for further action to prevent road deaths, saying road collisions could also leave survivors with catastrophic injuries and lifelong impacts.
Ms Dillon also called for greater Garda visibility on the roads, arguing that increased policing could help reduce accidents, road deaths and reckless driving.
She cited figures showing that the number of specialised Gardaí assigned to roads policing nationally had fallen from 1,046 in 2009 to 645 in March 2026.
