Nine drivers arrested in Garda drink-driving blitz

Nine people were arrested on suspicion of drink driving during a co-ordinated, nationwide Garda blitz over the weekend.

And as of last night, one person had been killed on the roads, compared with three fatalities over the entire Easter bank holiday weekend last year.

The drink driving arrests brought to almost 2,000 the number of motorists arrested for drink driving since the start of the year.