Three motorcyclists were among five men killed on the roads over the weekend.
Two Polish motorcyclists in their 20s died in Co Kerry yesterday morning when their bikes collided with a BMW car on the N21 between Castlelisland, Co Kerry, and Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick, at about 6am.
The men, who were returning from an international Harley-Davidson rally in Killarney, were travelling behind a Polish-registered Opel Omega Estate driven by friends.
In Co Leitrim, a motorcyclist died after his bike collided with a car at Woodbrook, Carrick-On-Shannon, at about 12.10pm yesterday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was named by gardaí today as Rod Finch (62) of Doocastle, Sligo. The woman driver of the car suffered minor injuries.
On Saturday, a man in his 60s was killed after a crash near Gort, Co Galway. Jeremiah Mulcahy (66), Parklands Drive, Commons Road, Cork, was pronounced dead on the roadside after his car collided with a van on the N18 Galway-Ennis road at 3pm.
A woman passenger believed to be in her 70s was taken to University College Hospital in Galway but was not seriously injured.
Earlier, a man was killed in a single-vehicle crash at Strattonstown, Ballina, Co Westmeath, at 8.40am on Saturday. Gardaí today named him as James Maher (25) from St Anns, Athlone, Co Westmeath.
He died after the car he was driving crashed through a ditch and ended up in a field.
So far this year 195 people have died on the State's roads, compared to 168 for the same period last year.