Gardaí put emphasis on traffic enforcement

The 15% increase in road deaths in 2016 has led gardaí to increase the training for new recruits in the area of road traffic enforcement.

Details of the more intensive training was revealed at a special meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Road Safety called by Transport Minister Shane Ross yesterday.

Attendees at that meeting included Tánaiste and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald, Road Safety Authority chief executive Moya Murdoch, Attorney General Máire Whelan and Assistant Garda Commissioner Michael Finn, as well as Mr Ross.