Overview
- Gardaí reported 4,600-plus speeding detections in the past week, nearly 2,100 checkpoints, 149 arrests for intoxicated driving, and more than 435 vehicle seizures, including a 207 km/h reading in a 100 km/h zone in Limerick.
- Ireland’s road death toll stands at 189 for 2025, described by Garda leadership as the highest in over a decade, with enforcement continuing through January 5.
- UK forces continue Operation Limit into the New Year, with Lancashire tallying 234 arrests in December and West Midlands officers warning that anyone over the limit will be arrested.
- Individual UK cases highlighted extreme readings, including 151 micrograms per 100ml of breath in North Yorkshire and 110 at the roadside in Warwickshire, far above the 35 microgram legal limit.
- Media reports say the Transport Secretary is considering lowering the breath‑alcohol limit in England and Wales from 35 to 22 micrograms, as police urge people to plan alternatives to driving after drinking.