315 arrested for drink driving over Easter weekend

A TOTAL of 315 people were arrested for drink-driving offences over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, according to figures from An Garda Síochána.

315 arrested for drink driving over Easter weekend
Wed, 19 Apr, 2006 - 01:00
Noel Baker

The highest number of Section 49 arrests was in Louth/Meath, with 24, closely followed by 23 people arrested in the Dublin Metropolitan South region and 22 in the Dublin Metropolitan West area.

The lowest number of arrests came in the Dublin Metropolitan East area, with just two, and Roscommon/Galway East, which saw five people arrested.

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