3,000 drivers caught on phone in May alone

Gardaí made more than 3,000 detections of motorists using mobile phones while driving last May — one of the highest figures for a single month on record.

A total of 3,186 detections were made in the month, equating to gardaí capturing in excess of 110 drivers holding a mobile phone while driving per day.

This high figure is despite An Garda Síochána issuing an advance warning to the public that they would be carrying out a special detection operation in May.