[Independent.ie] , Schiller, Robin One arrest every hour in the last month: Shock figure for drink and drug driving revealed. (01 Jan 2025)
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Arrests for driving while intoxicated on Irish roads were made on an hourly basis over the past month, with drugs a “significant factor” in a third of cases. It comes as almost 300 gardaí have been placed on lists following a competition to be transferred to traffic units across the country as the force boosts its efforts to prevent further carnage on Irish roads. In 2024 a total of 179 road users died in crashes – a slight decrease on the 184 people killed in 2023, the deadliest year since 2016....
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