# drink-driving - Friday 4 January, 2019
# Arrests
# Arrests
Gardaí said that one in 10 of these arrests were people driving “the morning after”.
# drink-driving - Saturday 29 December, 2018
# December
# December
In 2017, a total of 812 motorists were caught driving while intoxicated during the month of December.
# drink-driving - Wednesday 26 December, 2018
# Driving Under The Influence
# Driving Under The Influence
The arrests were made between midnight and 9am this morning.
# drink-driving - Tuesday 18 December, 2018
# Gardaí
# Gardaí
Of the total, 205 arrests occurred between 11pm and 4am.
# drink-driving - Saturday 15 December, 2018
# Dodgy Cabs
# Dodgy Cabs
Gardaí have also commented the annual December drink driving enforcement operation.
# drink-driving - Tuesday 4 December, 2018
# Drink Driving Laws
# Drink Driving Laws
The Taoiseach said he would not apologise for an increase in Garda checkpoints around the country.
# drink-driving - Thursday 25 October, 2018
# Road Traffic Act
# Road Traffic Act
The new law removes a concession in previous legislation by which some drink drivers received penalty points instead of being disqualified.
# drink-driving - Wednesday 3 October, 2018
# Naas
# Naas
The driver had a Blood Alcohol Concentration of more than 180mg.
# drink-driving - Monday 24 September, 2018
# Numbers Game
# Numbers Game
Currently all crime data released by the gardaí is considered to be ‘under reservation’, ie of insufficient quality, by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
# drink-driving - Thursday 20 September, 2018
# Stupider Like A
# Stupider Like A
The Croydon Cat Killer is unlikely to have been human after all, according to police.
# drink-driving - Thursday 30 August, 2018
# Drink Driving
# Drink Driving
Gardaí from Naas found the man to be three times over the legal alcohol limit.
# drink-driving - Monday 20 August, 2018
# Alcohol
# Alcohol
The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning.
# drink-driving - Tuesday 7 August, 2018
# Roscommon
# Roscommon
He was driving on the wrong side of the road when gardaí stopped him.
# drink-driving - Monday 9 July, 2018
# Road Traffic Bill
# Road Traffic Bill
As the controversial legislation passed in the Dáil last week, TD Danny Healy-Rae shouted: “This is sad day for rural Ireland.”
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
Transport Minister Shane Ross says drink-driving culture is ‘flourishing’ in Ireland.
# drink-driving - Saturday 7 July, 2018
# New Laws
# New Laws
There has been opposition to the new laws by some TDs.
# drink-driving - Friday 6 July, 2018
# Off The Road
# Off The Road
The Road Traffic Amendment Bill has been before the Dáil for over a year.
# drink-driving - Monday 11 June, 2018
# Vince Vaughn
# Vince Vaughn
The actor is to appear in court.
# drink-driving - Tuesday 22 May, 2018
# Off The Rails
# Off The Rails
Train and tram drivers are currently allowed a limit of 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.
# drink-driving - Monday 21 May, 2018
# Court
From The42
# Court
The Derry native was given a two-year community order and banned from driving for 40 months.
# drink-driving - Tuesday 8 May, 2018
# Prime Time
# Prime Time
The local link bus scheme is going to run from 6pm to 11pm in a pilot project across 50 routes in 19 counties.
# drink-driving - Thursday 3 May, 2018
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
The Transport Minister made the comments while calling on rural TDs to back drink-driving legislation.
# drink-driving - Wednesday 2 May, 2018
# Road Traffic Bill
# Road Traffic Bill
The RSA estimates that “seven to eight” fatalities could be avoided by changing the law.
# drink-driving - Friday 27 April, 2018
# Shots Fired
# Shots Fired
The RSA estimates that “seven to eight” fatalities could be avoided by changing the law.
# drink-driving - Thursday 19 April, 2018
# Fergus Connolly
# Fergus Connolly
Fergus Connolly was arrested last month.
# drink-driving - Monday 16 April, 2018
# London
# London
The presenter has been banned from driving for 20 months and received a fine of €99,500.
# Ant McPartlin
From The Daily Edge
# Ant McPartlin
McPartlin was fined nearly €100,000 after pleading guilty.
# drink-driving - Thursday 12 April, 2018
# Galway
# Galway
The garda was arrested on 2 April.
# drink-driving - Wednesday 21 March, 2018
# Rehab
# Rehab
The presenter has stepped aside from upcoming TV commitments.
# drink-driving - Monday 19 March, 2018
# London
# London
The presenter will return to rehab where he had previously spent a stint last year in an attempt to conquer an addiction to painkillers.
# Ant McPartlin
From The Daily Edge
# Ant McPartlin
A child was taken to hospital.
# drink-driving - Wednesday 14 March, 2018
# Danger Zone
# Danger Zone
Officers will also be on the lookout for speeding, non-seatbelt wearing and using a mobile phone while driving.
# drink-driving - Thursday 1 February, 2018
# Moate
# Moate
The person was caught by Moate Garda Traffic Corps in Westmeath.
# drink-driving - Monday 22 January, 2018
# Driving Ban
# Driving Ban
Transport Minister Shane Ross wants people who are caught drink driving to receive an automatic disqualification.
# drink-driving - Thursday 18 January, 2018
# Drink Driving
# Drink Driving
TDs voted in favour of the Road Traffic Amendment Bill 2017 at its second stage in the Dáil.
# drink-driving - Sunday 7 January, 2018
# Interview
# Interview
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice talks rural crime, drink-driving and hits out against the Independent Alliance
# drink-driving - Tuesday 2 January, 2018
# Shane Ross
# Shane Ross
Shane Ross said he wants a sliding scale to be brought in.
# drink-driving - Tuesday 19 December, 2017
# Slap On The Wrist
From The42
# Slap On The Wrist
The 35-year-old two-time World Cup winner who plays at Paris club Racing 92 was arrested in February.
# drink-driving - Friday 15 December, 2017
# Gift A Lift
# Gift A Lift
The message on the card reads “Here’s something that will give you a little lift this Christmas”.
# drink-driving - Monday 11 December, 2017
# On The Road
# On The Road
A number of arrests for drug-driving have also been made.
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