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Concern at 'huge' reduction of garda numbers on road policing duty as road fatalities rise

The number of gardaí assigned to road policing duties has fallen at the same time that road deaths are on the increase, according to figures released by a road safety group. PARC, the road safety organisation, has highlighted the "huge reduction in ...

27 Sept 2023 at 15:00

National News

WATCH: Here's what to expect if Gardaí stop you for suspected drug driving

An Garda Síochána have released a video demonstrating what motorists can expect during a roadside drugs test. In the video - posted on X (formerly Twitter) today (March 5) - a Garda is seen asking a motorist for his license and informs him he will ...

05 Mar 2024 at 17:00

Local News

Kildare Gardaí score 'hat trick' off car driven on M4 by unaccompanied learner

A learner driver caught travelling unaccompanied on the motorway has been fined by Gardaí. Officers were out in Naas on the M4 when they scored "a hat trick" off the car, which was reportedly described as "in a bad state". According to Gardaí, ...

24 Feb 2024 at 15:45

National News

Gardaí arrest uninsured moped driver with 'fake license' after cannabis and ecstasy haul

Gardaí got more than they bargained for when they stopped an uninsured moped driver recently, discovering the driver had a fake license and concealment of drugs. Gardaí stopped the driver of a moped in the Terenure area of Co Dublin after ...

25 Oct 2024 at 07:52

Three deaths and almost 200 arrests for drunk driving over bank holiday weekend

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Three deaths and almost 200 arrests for driving under the influence over bank holiday weekend

There were three deaths and eight serious collisions which caused life-threatening injuries on Irish roads over the August bank holiday, garda figures reveal. Road fatalities are up by 12 on last year's figure. Throughout the August Bank ...

11 Aug 2023 at 09:56

REVEALED: How much have garda road policing numbers dropped? Figures revealed as road deaths increase

National News

REAVEALED: How much have garda road policing numbers dropped? Figures revealed as road deaths increase

Road safety groups have expressed alarm that the number of Garda Road Policing Unit (RPU) personnel has dramatically dropped over the last 15 years, as traffic fatalities continue to spiral in Ireland. The number of RPU personnel has ...

23 Aug 2024 at 09:51

National News

Nine serious injury collisions and one road death over Bank Holiday weekend, gardaí confirm

Nine serious injury collisions and one road death occurred over the Bank Holiday weekend, An Garda Síochána has confirmed. An extensive Garda Roads Policing Operation was in place between 7am on Thursday May 2 to 7am yesterday ...

08 May 2024 at 07:47

National News

Gardaí spot just 34 speeding vehicles in first two hours of National Slow Down Day

Just 34 vehicles have been caught speeding in the first couple of hours of National Slow Down Day. According to An Garda Síochána, 21 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit were detected out of a total 16,...

19 Apr 2024 at 10:37

National News

Gardaí catch unlicensed driver travelling on national road with FAKE insurance disc

Gardaí have caught an unlicensed driver travelling on a major national road with a forged insurance disc. According to An Garda Síochána, officers were on patrol along the N60 near Roscommon when their Automatic Number Plate ...

15 Apr 2024 at 14:27

National News

Gardaí seize car with 'dangerous defects' including 'complete lack of power steering'

Gardaí have taken a car with several “dangerous defects” off the road. A roads policing unit in Delvin, Co Westmeath, were on patrol when they observed the car with only one working headlight. When gardaí stopped the ...

19 Jan 2024 at 10:26

National News

Man disqualified from driving for 20 years caught operating a truck

A motorist disqualified from driving for 20 years has been caught driving a truck. According to An Garda Síochána, officers in Blanchardstown, Co Dublin held a joint agency checkpoint yesterday (May 1) with the Road ...

02 May 2024 at 17:31

National News

'Incredible nobody was killed' - Drugged up drivers caught racing at 180km/h on N25

Two young drivers on drugs have been caught racing each other at extremely dangerous speeds on a national road. According to An Garda Síochána, Waterford Gardaí spotted the two cars racing in the midst of "a steady ...

21 May 2024 at 09:29

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