€11m spent to run ageing Garda fleet in past year

More than €11 million was spent in the past year maintaining ageing Garda cars, figures show.

One in four marked Garda patrol cars have more than 250,000km on the clock, just 50,000km short of the safety limit.

The prevalence of older cars is greater in some Garda divisions, with more than 40% of vehicles in Clare, Cork North and Laois/Offaly having done more than 250,000km.