As the controversy over the recording of breath tests rumbles on, the gardaí, Department of Justice, and the Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS), each outlined the timeline of events:

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan seems to have bought herself a stay of execution but confidence is not so high that the force can police itself, writes Cormac O’Keeffe.

NEW drink-driving limits will be delayed for at least 18 months it was revealed last night as opposition parties accused Transport Minister Noel Dempsey of presiding over a “fiasco”.

GARDAÍ are to be given powers to help secure convictions for drug driving under a new Road Traffic Bill to be published shortly.

ROADSIDE drug testing will be introduced in Ireland as soon as a reliable system is available, the Dáil heard yesterday.

AN IRISH company has developed a new hi-tech roadside drug-testing system that could be used to crack down on drug-driving.

A TOP medical expert has called for a zero-tolerance approach in relation to driving and illicit drugs.

ALMOST 4,000 motorists arrested for drink driving last year escaped conviction, figures released by the Court Service have revealed.

THE conviction rate for people who tested positive for driving over the legal alcohol limit has fallen to its lowest level since 1999.