The State will pay High Court costs for a challenge to the validity of breathalyser test statements if printed in English only.

A ruling that breathalyser test statements were not valid if printed in the English language only, which had held up 1,400 alleged drink driving prosecutions, has been overturned by the Court of Appeal.

Lawyers for the State have told the Court of Appeal that 1,400 drink-driving prosecutions are being held up by a ruling that breathalyser test statments were not valid if printed in the English language only.

Most native speakers of Irish probably find the English versions easier to understand, writes Victoria White

Hundreds of drink-driving cases could be thrown out after the High Court ruled that alcohol test results have to be printed in English and Irish.