Drink-driving campaign - Gardaí must rigorously enforce law

PICTURE the scene tonight as the roads of Ireland become killing fields with hundreds of drunk drivers setting out from pubs and clubs around the country, transforming the family car into a lethal weapon.

So entrenched is drink driving in the Irish psyche, the same scene was enacted last night. And, in spite of yesterday’s launch of the annual Christmas drink-driving blitz, it is sure to happen again this weekend.

At the launch, gardaí recounted arresting drivers so drunk they could not pronounce their own names. The grim reality is that four out of ten road deaths are caused by drink driving and the culprits are invariably men.