Journeys by tram and rail trending upwards
Road-safety statistics show that from January to May 2026, there were 70 road deaths compared with 66 in January to May 2025, the CSO has said.
In total, there were 183 road deaths in 2025 – up 7% on 2024.
The number of new electric private cars licensed for the first time from January to May this year rose by 52% when compared with the same five-month period in 2025 (18,041 vs 11,877).
Increase
There was an 11% increase in the total number of passengers using the Luas in the week beginning 25 May compared with the same week in 2025 (1,258,421 vs 1,137,869).
Almost 22 million rail journeys (excluding the Luas), were taken between 1 January and 24 May, which was up 13% on the same period in 2025.
The total number of current driving licences went up by 3% in 2025 compared with 2024 – from 3,649,465 to 3,538,732 driving licences.
Learner permit numbers grew by 4% from 375,190 in 2024 to 389,302 in 2025.
Tonnage of goods transported by road increased by 2% between 2024 and 2025 from 165.2 million tonnes to 169.1 million tonnes.
And the number of passengers using Cork, Dublin, Knock, Shannon and Kerry airports increased by 6% in 2025 when compared with 2024 (43,490,089 vs 40,987,765).