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1,050 people were caught driving under the influence over the Christmas period last year

Millennials not getting drink-driving message - Garda

A senior garda has said his disheartened by the fact that millennials are not getting the message about drink-driving.

The figures cover 2017, 2018 and the first five months of 2019

No conviction for one in three drink-driving charges

New figures from the Courts Service show that one out of every three drivers prosecuted for drink driving ends up avoiding a conviction, while three quarters of those convicted do not hand up their licences in court.

Ireland • 19 Aug 19

Finian McGrath said he had zero tolerance for drink-driving

McGrath 'thrown under bus' over drink-driving remarks

The Minister of State Special Responsibility for Disabilities, Finian McGrath, has said he "was thrown under the bus" by some ministerial colleagues over controversial remarks he made about the implementation of drink-driving laws.

Politics • 20 Apr 19

Gardaí highlighting risks of people driving the morning after a night of drinking when they could still be impaired by alcohol

Drink-driving morning after warning ahead of Christmas

The Road Safety Authority and the gardaí have warned drivers ahead of Christmas of the affects alcohol can have the morning after a night of drinking.

Ireland • 29 Nov 18

The man was found to have 106 microgrammes of alcohol per 100ml of breath

Man drove lorry while 11 times over limit

A man has been arrested after being stopped by gardaí when driving a lorry while 11 times over the drink-driving limit.

Connacht • 08 Aug 18

843 penalty points cases were dealt with by poor box in 2015

Flanagan concern at 'inconsistent' use of poor box

The Minister for Justice has expressed concern over the operation of the court poor box in cases where penalty points should be applied.

Ireland • 12 Dec 17

Convictions were recorded in only 58% of cases brought before district courts last year, but summonses were not served in almost another 1,000 cases

Fewer than half of drink-drive cases lead to conviction

Fewer than half of the drink-driving prosecutions initiated by gardaí last year resulted in a conviction, according to an RTÉ investigation.

Ireland • 11 Dec 17

Under the proposed bill, drivers found with 50mg-80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, will face a mandatory ban

Ross believes drink-driving bill will pass through Dáil

Minister for Transport Shane Ross has said that the new Road Traffic Bill on drink-driving will eventually pass through the Dáil despite opposition to it.

Ireland • 15 Nov 17

The cases were adjourned until 21 December

Donegal drink-driving cases adjourned ahead of ruling

A District Court Judge in Letterkenny, Co Donegal has adjourned approximately 45 cases of alleged drink-driving, pending the outcome of a Supreme Court challenge to the law.

News • 19 Oct 17

Those detected over the blood alcohol limit would be automatically disqualified

Fine Gael to back new drink-driving laws

Fine Gael will support the Transport Minister's new Road Traffic Bill, the party's parliamentary chairman has confirmed. The legislation would see those detected over the blood alcohol limit automatically disqualified.

News • 18 Oct 17

Shane Ross called on people who have opposed the bill to reconsider their position

Families of crash victims back Ross on drink driving

Families of victims of road traffic collisions have backed proposals by the Minister for Transport which would automatically ban anyone over the legal drink-driving limit.

Politics • 17 Jul 17

The changes would see those detected over the blood alcohol limit being automatically disqualified

Junior ministers expected to support drink-driving bill

The Taoiseach has told the Fine Gael party that realistically junior ministers would have to vote in the same way as senior ministers and support the new laws on drink driving.

Politics • 12 Jul 17

Prime Time: New maternity hospital, drink driving penalties

Watch the latest episode of Prime Time which features discussion and debate on the new National Maternity Hospital and drink driving penalties.

Video • 26 Apr 17

The minister said that drivers under 44 accounted for 70% of intoxicated drivers in 2015

Ross plans mandatory bans for drink-driving

The Minister for Transport has said he will bring legislative proposals to Cabinet next week for all drivers convicted of drink-driving to receive a mandatory disqualification from driving.

News • 08 Feb 17

Theory Test to feature drink driving questions

Learner drivers will be quizzed on alcohol and driving in changes to the Driver Theory Test to be introduced from next month.

News • 08 Sep 16

On average 20 people were arrested each day over the festive period

696 drink-driving arrests over festive period

Gardaí say that 696 people were arrested for drink-driving over the Christmas period.

News • 14 Jan 15

Gardaí mounted checkpoints around the country as part of a campaign targeting drink-driving

Hundreds of breath tests are carried out

Gardaí say more than 1,600 random breath tests were carried out at hundreds of checkpoints around the country overnight.

News • 20 Apr 14

There were more than 8,000 mandatory alcohol testing checkpoints over the Christmas period

805 drink-driving arrests over Christmas

Twenty-two people were arrested on average each day for drink-driving over the Christmas enforcement campaign, which ran from 1 December to 5 January.

News • 21 Jan 14

Assistant Garda Commissioner John Twomey said: 'An Garda Síochána are out in force every night and day'

Drink driving targeted in Operation Artery

More than 300 people were breath-tested and one person was arrested over the weekend in four mandatory alcohol testing checkpoints in Dublin.

News • 12 Jan 14

Alan Shatter described the drink-driving proposal as 'grossly irresponsible'

Ministers condemn council's drink-driving proposal

Two Government ministers and the Garda Commissioner have shot down proposals by Kerry County Council to give drink-driving permits to elderly people in rural areas.

News • 24 Jan 13

1,800 fewer arrests for drink-driving this year

Drink-driving arrests have fallen by just over 1,800 in the past year after reduced alcohol levels for drivers were introduced.

News • 13 Dec 12

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