Officers told not to pursue car on wrong side of motorway, says Ireland's police body

Leo Lieghio, vice president of the Irish Road Victims Association, urged authorities to act swiftly to reduce road fatalities. Lieghio’s 16‑year‑old daughter, Marsia, was struck by a vehicle travelling at 50 mph at a Dublin pedestrian crossing in 2005. She died in hospital six days later. He said the families of those killed and injured will be experiencing "torment". "Their lives person been turned upside down done nary responsibility of their own. They volition beryllium going done hell." Lieghio added that determination needs to be a stronger absorption connected consequences and early intervention, particularly for unsafe or transgression behaviour on the roads. "We should be looking at structured intervention, thing that teaches responsibility," he said. Lieghio called for a "reform programme" aimed at young radical progressive successful transgression enactment connected the roads, alongside greater work from drivers and the wider public. There have been 123 roadworthy deaths in the Republic of Ireland so far in 2026, 18 more than at the same point in 2025. "We each have a work on our roads, and if we spot thing incorrect happening, we should be reporting it. We request consequences for a alteration of behaviour," he said. Lieghio said each death has consequences that widen acold beyond the individual who loses their life. "I can imagine what's going on in those hospitals now. I sat beside my daughter's furniture for six days, praying and hoping for thing to change, but she couldn't combat anymore," he said.