938 drivers arrested on suspicion of driving under influence of drink or drugs since start of December
Gardaí said that one in 10 of these arrests were people driving “the morning after”.
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Gardaí said that one in 10 of these arrests were people driving “the morning after”.
In 2017, a total of 812 motorists were caught driving while intoxicated during the month of December.
The arrests were made between midnight and 9am this morning.
Of the total, 205 arrests occurred between 11pm and 4am.
Gardaí have also commented the annual December drink driving enforcement operation.
The Taoiseach said he would not apologise for an increase in Garda checkpoints around the country.
The new law removes a concession in previous legislation by which some drink drivers received penalty points instead of being disqualified.
The driver had a Blood Alcohol Concentration of more than 180mg.
Currently all crime data released by the gardaí is considered to be ‘under reservation’, ie of insufficient quality, by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The Croydon Cat Killer is unlikely to have been human after all, according to police.
Gardaí from Naas found the man to be three times over the legal alcohol limit.
The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning.
He was driving on the wrong side of the road when gardaí stopped him.
As the controversial legislation passed in the Dáil last week, TD Danny Healy-Rae shouted: “This is sad day for rural Ireland.”
Transport Minister Shane Ross says drink-driving culture is ‘flourishing’ in Ireland.
There has been opposition to the new laws by some TDs.
The Road Traffic Amendment Bill has been before the Dáil for over a year.
Train and tram drivers are currently allowed a limit of 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.
The Derry native was given a two-year community order and banned from driving for 40 months.
The local link bus scheme is going to run from 6pm to 11pm in a pilot project across 50 routes in 19 counties.
The Transport Minister made the comments while calling on rural TDs to back drink-driving legislation.
The RSA estimates that “seven to eight” fatalities could be avoided by changing the law.
The RSA estimates that “seven to eight” fatalities could be avoided by changing the law.
Fergus Connolly was arrested last month.
The presenter has been banned from driving for 20 months and received a fine of €99,500.
McPartlin was fined nearly €100,000 after pleading guilty.
The garda was arrested on 2 April.
The presenter has stepped aside from upcoming TV commitments.
The presenter will return to rehab where he had previously spent a stint last year in an attempt to conquer an addiction to painkillers.
A child was taken to hospital.
Officers will also be on the lookout for speeding, non-seatbelt wearing and using a mobile phone while driving.
The person was caught by Moate Garda Traffic Corps in Westmeath.
Transport Minister Shane Ross wants people who are caught drink driving to receive an automatic disqualification.
TDs voted in favour of the Road Traffic Amendment Bill 2017 at its second stage in the Dáil.
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice talks rural crime, drink-driving and hits out against the Independent Alliance
Shane Ross said he wants a sliding scale to be brought in.
The 35-year-old two-time World Cup winner who plays at Paris club Racing 92 was arrested in February.
The message on the card reads “Here’s something that will give you a little lift this Christmas”.
A number of arrests for drug-driving have also been made.