Gardaí hit out at motorists who drive dangerously as driver clocked doing 237km/h

Gardaí carried out nearly 10,000 checkpoints, while almost 26,500 drivers were detected for speeding offences Picture: Dan Linehan.

Twenty-six people died on Irish roads over the Christmas period, as gardaí hit out at motorists who "made a choice to drive after consuming alcohol and/or drugs".

Gardaí said during a road traffic enforcement operation that ran from December 1, 2025, to January 5, 2026, some 765 people were arrested for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.