Gardaí will be out in force this evening as part of their Bank Holiday road safety campaign.
There'll be increased checkpoints on our roads with Gardaí on the look-out for speeding, drink-driving and the use of your mobile phone behind the wheel.
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This year's campaign focuses on driver fatigue – as many as one in five road deaths are a result of people falling asleep behind the wheel.
Sergeant Darragh Molloy of the Clare Garda Traffic Corps has this advice for anyone heading out on a long journey.