'You cannot condone a drink-driver taking the lives of our children. We need...
A road safety campaigner called on all politicians to back new drink-driving legislation outside Leinster House yesterday.
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The minister said he was happy Fine Gael had made a “mature decision” this evening.
View ArticlePoll: Do you support automatic driving bans for those caught over the alcohol...
Shane Ross is to introduce the bill to the Dáíl next week.
View ArticleCars seized on drivers seven times over drink driving limit and with no licence
Gardaí have seized cars of motorists caught drunk and with drugs in their system.
View ArticleDriver four times over legal limit crashes onto roundabout
Separately, a car became wedged between a wall and a basement after a collision in Limerick city last night.
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The families of people who have died in road collisions gathered in Dublin today for a candlelit ceremony.
View ArticleDrink-drivers caught five times over the limit as Christmas campaign kicks in
A number of arrests for drug-driving have also been made.
View ArticleGardaí are encouraging people to offer lifts home with this little card
The message on the card reads “Here’s something that will give you a little lift this Christmas”.
View ArticleDocuments reveal Dan Carter fined €1000 for drink driving
The 35-year-old two-time World Cup winner who plays at Paris club Racing 92 was arrested in February.
View Article'The system is too lenient': Speeding drivers could face a ban even on first...
Shane Ross said he wants a sliding scale to be brought in.
View Article'If someone breaks into your house you should do whatever you have to to take...
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice talks rural crime, drink-driving and hits out against the Independent Alliance
View ArticleShane Ross accidentally voted against his own drink-driving bill in the Dáil...
TDs voted in favour of the Road Traffic Amendment Bill 2017 at its second stage in the Dáil.
View ArticleOne in 12 drivers involved in collision or near miss because of drink driving
Transport Minister Shane Ross wants people who are caught drink driving to receive an automatic disqualification.
View ArticleDriver arrested on suspicion of drink driving after totalling car in collision
The person was caught by Moate Garda Traffic Corps in Westmeath.
View ArticleGardaí to be out in force as 54 people killed on roads over St Patrick's Day...
Officers will also be on the lookout for speeding, non-seatbelt wearing and using a mobile phone while driving.
View ArticleAnt McPartlin has been arrested following a drink-driving incident in London
A child was taken to hospital.
View ArticleAnt McPartlin steps aside from presenting duties following arrest for...
The presenter will return to rehab where he had previously spent a stint last year in an attempt to conquer an addiction to painkillers.
View ArticleAnt McPartlin charged with drink-driving
The presenter has stepped aside from upcoming TV commitments.
View ArticleGarda arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after he was spotted driving...
The garda was arrested on 2 April.
View ArticleThere was a car crash on live TV outside Ant McPartlin's court hearing for...
McPartlin was fined nearly €100,000 after pleading guilty.
View Article'I'm truly sorry': Ant McPartlin apologises for drink-driving crash
The presenter has been banned from driving for 20 months and received a fine of €99,500.
View ArticleIrishman resigns from prestigious American football job after alleged drink...
Fergus Connolly was arrested last month.
View Article'Disgraceful and self-serving' - Road safety chief hits out at TDs over...
The RSA estimates that “seven to eight” fatalities could be avoided by changing the law.
View ArticleRoss says rural TDs are 'like road traffic terrorists' over drink-driving bill
The RSA estimates that “seven to eight” fatalities could be avoided by changing the law.
View ArticleDanny Healy-Rae seeks legal advice after Shane Ross calls him a 'terrorist'
The Transport Minister made the comments while calling on rural TDs to back drink-driving legislation.
View Article'A load of nonsense': Michael Healy-Rae clashes with Shane Ross over new...
The local link bus scheme is going to run from 6pm to 11pm in a pilot project across 50 routes in 19 counties.
View ArticleIrish midfielder Darron Gibson avoids prison over second drink-driving offence
The Derry native was given a two-year community order and banned from driving for 40 months.
View ArticleTrain and tram driver alcohol limit 4 times higher than bus drivers - but...
Train and tram drivers are currently allowed a limit of 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.
View ArticleDrink-driving laws passed by the Dáil as Danny Healy-Rae shouts, 'This is a...
The Road Traffic Amendment Bill has been before the Dáil for over a year.
View ArticlePoll: Do you support the new drink-driving laws?
There has been opposition to the new laws by some TDs.
View ArticleCork, Tipperary and Dublin worst counties for road deaths, with 3% increase...
Transport Minister Shane Ross says drink-driving culture is ‘flourishing’ in Ireland.
View Article'Filibustering is parliamentary vandalism': Ross says TDs against...
As the controversial legislation passed in the Dáil last week, TD Danny Healy-Rae shouted: “This is sad day for rural Ireland.”
View ArticleDriver was 11 times over legal alcohol limit, had open bottle of wine beside...
He was driving on the wrong side of the road when gardaí stopped him.
View ArticleMan arrested for driving on Dublin's Grafton Street over legal alcohol limit
The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning.
View ArticleDriver over alcohol limit arrested after colliding with lamp post, causing...
Gardaí from Naas found the man to be three times over the legal alcohol limit.
View ArticleLondon's serial cat killer turns out to be a fox
The Croydon Cat Killer is unlikely to have been human after all, according to police.
View ArticleGardaí release number of drink driving arrests - 15,000 more than previously...
Currently all crime data released by the gardaí is considered to be ‘under reservation’, ie of insufficient quality, by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
View ArticleBus driver arrested on M7 after being found nine times over legal alcohol limit
The driver had a Blood Alcohol Concentration of more than 180mg.
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