Gardai arrest eight motorists for drink driving over bank holiday weekend

Gardai have arrested at least eight motorists while carrying out checkpoints over the double bank holiday weekend.

They tested almost 500 motorists and arrested eight people, four for drink driving and four for driving after taking drugs - including cocaine. The major clampdown comes amid concern that there has been an 118% increase in road deaths in Ireland in 2022. 37 people have been killed on Irish roads to date, an increase of 20 on the same period last year.

They need to do more the rest of Ireland ☘️ in rural areas!✨

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