15% rise in arrests for driving 'under the influence'

Drug drivers are being targeted over the June bank holiday weekend as gardaí report a 15% rise in arrests for driving 'under the influence' over the first four months of the year, compared to the same period last year.

At the launch of a bank holiday safety drive by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), An Garda Síochána and the Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS), it was revealed that 62 people have been killed or seriously injured in June bank holiday collisions in the last five years.