Nearly 200 arrested for drink and drug driving over St Brigid’s weekend

Nearly 200 drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of an intoxicant, while 2,200 were caught breaking the speed limit. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin.

Just under 200 people were arrested for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol over the St Brigid’s Bank Holiday weekend, while 2,200 were caught speeding.

Between 7am on Thursday, January 30, and 7am on Tuesday, February 4, An Garda Síochána conducted an "extensive roads policing operation" nationwide, conducting both statutory Mandatory Intoxicant Testing (MIT) and regular, high-visibility policing checkpoints across the country.