World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Sunday 17 November 2024

Did you know? 

The Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was first held in 1993 in the United Kingdom and organised since then by non-governmental organizations in a number of countries. It was created to give recognition to victims of road traffic crashes and for their loved ones.

On 26 October 2005, the United Nations adopted a resolution which calls for governments to mark the third Sunday in November each year as World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. This day provides an opportunity to draw the public’s attention to road traffic crashes, their consequences and costs, and the measures which can be taken to prevent them. The day also provides an opportunity to remind governments and society of their responsibility to make roads safer.

While road traffic deaths are counted in the year they occur, a family remains bereaved forever. The bereaved are not counted or included in road traffic injury data. Many others remain deeply affected by the loss of a friend, colleague, neighbour or member of the community. The effect on the emergency services, whose work involves facing the consequences of crashes on a daily basis, is also profound. Road traffic injuries leave behind shattered families and communities.

What is happening this year?

Events Nationwide

Dublin

Dublin City Council’s Road Safety and Micromobility Section is hosting an event to promote and highlight the importance of World Remembrance Day and honour the lives lost, and forever changed, due to road accidents in the city of Dublin.

The event will take place on the 13 of November, from 11:00 am to 1pm in the Atrium of Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, D08 RF3F. Refreshments will be served.

This year's World Remembrance Day will be launched by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, James Geoghegan, and the Minister of State for International and Road Transport and Logistics, James Lawless, TD. All are welcome to attend.

Cork 

A Special Memorial Mass will take place in North Cathedral Church at 11.30am on the 24 November. All are welcome.

Louth

A remembrance service will take place in The St. Augustinian Church Drogheda at 1.15 pm on Sunday 17 November.

Mayo

A Special Memorial Mass to mark World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims takes place on Sunday 17 November, 2024 at 12.00 noon in Knock Basilica.

This Mass remembers the precious lives tragically lost on our roads and the profound impact this has on their families, friends and wider communities aswell as those seriously injured as a result of road traffic collisions. It is also a day on which we reflect on the tremendous work carried out by the emergency services on a daily basis.

This Mass is being organised by the Mayo Road Safety Office in conjunction with Knock Basilica.

Westmeath

A remembrance service takes place in Bloomfield House Hotel, Mullingar at 1pm on Sunday 17 November 

Those travelling to this event are invited to RSVP [email protected], and for those attending for the first time they are  invited to take a photo of their loved one with them. Size 7” x 8” in a white photo frame for inclusion on a table of remembrance.