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Gardaí Report 765 Drink- and Drug-Driving Arrests in Holiday Road-Safety Crackdown

Garda leadership says enforcement alone will not stop rising road deaths.

Overview

  • The operation ran from December 1 to January 5 and included roughly 10,000 checkpoints nationwide.
  • Twenty-six people died and there were more than 70 serious collisions during the period.
  • Annual road fatalities rose to 190 in 2025 from 171 in 2024, according to Garda figures.
  • Speed checks recorded 26,500 detections, and nearly 3,000 vehicles were seized, with just under 60% for no insurance.
  • Gardaí issued about 1,700 fines for mobile-phone use and 450 for not wearing seatbelts, and urged the public to report dangerous driving.