Roscommon County Council were the biggest spenders with over €7.1 million on 129 kilometres of road surface. The Cavan local authority strengthened 42.8 kilometres to the tune of €6.1 million, while Monaghan County Council invested over €5.3 million on almost 36 kilometres.

Longford Councillor Paraic Brady says Minister Ryan will have blood on his hands if he does not change his priorities.

Figures released this week shows a continued rise in pedestrian deaths.

The person on the scooter can be seen veering across lanes on the motorway before moving into the hard shoulder.

Leitrim had the most amount of roads completed last year at 31, a significant increase from the 2021 figure of 17.

The incident happened near Carrowreagh around 7 'o clock on Wednesday evening.

A total of 3,700 roads have been funded for repair works since the scheme was reintroduced in 2017

Twenty people have died on Irish roads this year.