Gardai are renewing their appeal to motorists to be more cautious following an increase in road fatalities.
119 people have been killed since the start of the year, seven more than the same time in 2012, while 277 others have suffered serious injuries.
Gardai say despite an improvement in road safety in recent years, people are continuing to drive after drinking, while tired and at excessive speeds.
The use of mobile phones while driving, and the failure of drivers and passengers to wear seatbelts are also contributing to the increase in deaths.
Statistics from the Garda Traffic Bureau show that Friday afternoons and evenings are the most dangerous on the roads, accounting for one in five of all accidents.
Gardai are also raising particular concerns over the number of motorcyclists to die on Irish roads in 2013.
17 riders have lost their lives in collisions since the start of the year, compared to a total of 16 last year.
New figures also show that by the end of July last, there have been 4,542 drink driving incidents, 5,974 motorists have been caught not wearing a seatbelt, 95,820 speeding tickets have been handed out and there have been 12,898 cases of mobile phone use while driving.
