[Irish Times] , Power, Jack High numbers of intoxicated drivers caught ‘the morning after’, gardaí warn ahead of bank holiday. (06 Apr 2023)
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Gardaí have warned that many motorists who test positive for driving while intoxicated during the Easter weekend are caught over the legal limit at checkpoints the morning after socialising. Garda figures show the highest number of drink- or drug-drivers were traditionally caught on the Sunday of the Easter bank holiday weekend, at a quarter of arrests...Speaking on Thursday, Chief Supt Humphries said cases of drug-driving were “certainly on the increase” recently.
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