Drink-driving arrests 'tiny fraction' of amount of people who admit to it, says Alcohol Action Ireland

Figures from An Garda Síochána and analysed by Alcohol Action Ireland detail that there have been 51,075 roadside checkpoints in 2025, where there were 189,736 breath tests carried out. File Picture: PA

There have been fewer than 10,000 arrests for drink-driving over the last two years, and Alcohol Action Ireland is raising concerns about the level of roadside testing.

The Department of Justice has confirmed there were 9,582 arrests across 2024 and 2025 for drink-driving, with 4,715 arrests made in 2024 and 4,867 arrests made in 2025.