Nearly 200 drivers arrested for being under the influence over bank holiday weekend

The enhanced Road Safety and Traffic Enforcement campaign over the St Brigid’s Bank Holiday weekend lasted from 7am last Thursday until 7am on Tuesday.

Gardaí caught just under 3,500 speeding drivers during its latest bank holiday road safety blitz, along with more than 300 uninsured drivers.

The highest volume of detections was on Bank Holiday Monday, with over 800 speeding detections — the worst of whom was a driver caught doing 190kph in a 100kph zone on the N4, Aughamore, Co. Leitrim.