Gardaí and RSA highlight impact of drink driving in Christmas road safety campaign

The morning after a night of drinking is 'a real danger zone', with 11% of fatal collisions related to drinking and driving occurring between 7am and 11am.

Gardaí and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) are calling on drivers to not drink and drive over Christmas and new year after more than 80 fatalities were recorded on Irish roads over this time in the last five years.

Since 2016, 83 people have been killed, an average of 17 every year, while 709 have been left seriously injured, around 142 annually, at this period.