'One in 10 drove after consuming some level of alcohol in the past 12 months'

More than a quarter of a million motorists drove after drinking at least once in the past year, a revealing survey shows.

The group most likely to have driven after consuming alcohol were young men under the age of 24 living outside Dublin. The numbers in that group admitting drinking and driving has quadrupled since 2014.

However, the behaviour was found among men and women of all ages and in all geographic settings, countering the notion that it is primarily an issue in rural areas where there is a lack of alternative transport.