Gardaí hail drink-drive crackdown across region

DRINK-DRIVING arrests have soared in Cork, Kerry and Limerick and gardaí are planning to seize cars driven by so-called “boy racers”.

Inspector Billy Duane, of the regional traffic corps, disclosed yesterday that the number of drink-driving arrests in 2006 in the three counties was in excess of 3,500 — more than a third up on the previous year’s figures.

The Cork City Garda Division topped the table with more than 1,000 arrests, which Inspector Duane said represented a 30%-plus increase on the previous year.