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The Transport Minister of Ireland, Shane Ross has admitted to RTE’s Primetime that he got behind the wheel while under the influence of alcohol and above the legal limit at least one time in his past. He was asked on 'Prime Time' last night if he had ever driven his car while over the legal alcohol limit and his answer...

Drug Driving The Road Safety Authority (RSA) launched its latest anti-drug driving awareness campaign. This is their fifth campaign on the serious issue of drug-driving. The RSA are engaging in this latest campaign effort in association with An Garda Síochána and they started it on 12th April 2017. The campaign is supported by multiple agencies and was Introduced in co-operation...

The Gardaí confirmed yesterday morning that an incredible amount of people were arrested over the bank holiday weekend for drug driving. An Garda Síochána recently announced that it would be setting up dedicated drug driving checkpoints around the country. As a result of the first drug driving checkpoints, there are a lot of motorists being caught drug driving so the...

Roadside drug testing for motorists will be introduced this week. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána are appealing to road users to act responsibly when travelling on the roads this weekend. In particular, road users are being urged to be aware of the dangers of driving under drugs and alcohol. From Wednesday, April 12, the Gardaí will...

The game is up for 'drug drivers'! For a long time we have had roadside breathalysers to detect alcohol levels in drivers but in the near future, we will have roadside breathalysers to detect drug driving as well. Without a drugs breathalyser, a Garda has to form an opinion on whether a driver is under the 'Influence' of drugs so...

Banned drivers still behind wheel The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has said that here are almost 8,000 drivers on Irish roads who have multiple concurrent disqualifications on their licences but who are continuing to flout the law by driving while under ban. The RSA findings from August 2016 found that the licences of 7,651 drivers had multiple banning orders on...

Drink-drivers will now recieve mandatory road bans In a zero-tolerance move, the Transport Minister Shane Ross has announced that convicted drink drivers will receive mandatory roads bans. Ross told the Oireachtas Transport Committee that the current obligatory three points “sends out the message that it is not a serious offence”. At this present time, the law says that drivers caught...