Drink driving destroys lives - No excuses for just the one

It’s only the one. It’s only once a year. Sure you’ve had a big meal. And the roads are quiet out.

The excuses that people will make to themselves this Christmas for getting behind the wheel when they’ve been drinking are as perennial as the season itself.

Which is why, boringly familiar though it may sound, the message that gardaí and the Road Safety Authority are trying to get across once again about never drinking and driving is as pertinent as ever.