'Why wouldn't you challenge them? : Gardaí call out drink drivers to help save lives

In the past week, the road traffic enforcement operation has seen gardaí carry out nearly 2,100 checkpoints

One driver was detected speeding at 207km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N18 in Ballinacurra (Weston), Co Limerick. Picture: Arthur Carron/Collins

Senior gardaí have pleaded for people who know of others driving while under the influence to “call them out” after another rash of road deaths saw December become one of the deadliest months of 2025.

Three more people lost their lives on Irish roads over the past week, bringing the total number for the month to 18, a significant rise on both March and April, the lower point of 2025 when 13 fatalities were recorded in both months.