17% increase in drink and drug driving arrests in first two months of 2019

Gardaí will be out in force over the St Patrick's weekend targeting drivers under the influence of drink and drugs.

Motorists not carrying a driver's licence risk being tested at the lower alcohol/blood level, a senior garda officer has warned.

There has been a 17% increase in the numbers arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs so far this year.