World Day of Remembrance 2025

This year's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims will take place on Sunday 16 November 2025 with events taking place across the country.

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.

Events Nationwide

Thursday, 13th November.

Dublin:

Remembrance Event at Civic Office, Wood Quay, Dublin from 10:30am to 11:30am. 

Sunday, 16th November.

Dublin:

World Day of Remembrance Service – St. Pius X Church, College Drive, Templeogue, D6WYW74 at 11:30am.  Contact:  Orlaith Maguire at [email protected] / 086 2550844.  Link:  http://www.sdublincoco.ie/Media/Item/52015?p=1

Cork: 

Annual mass for remembrance of road traffic victims in the Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne at 11:30am.

Mayo: 

Annual mass for remembrance of road traffic victims in Knock Shrine at 12pm

Westmeath: 

IRVA Special Commemorative Event, Bloomfield, Mullingar at 12pm

Louth: 

Remembrance Service – Augustinian Church, Shop Street, Drogheda at 1:15pm

Kerry:

Special remembrance mass at St. Mary’s Church, Listowel at 9am.

Seán Ó Criomhthain Memorial Walk to mark the 50^th anniversary. Starting at Halla na Muiri, Ballydavid at 3:45pm.  Link:  https://muirioch.substack.com

Donegal:

World Day of Remembrance Service for Road Traffic Victims at Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny at 1p.m.