Overview
- The festive operation from December 1 to January 5 recorded 26 deaths and more than 70 serious collisions despite nearly 10,000 checkpoints.
- Of the 765 intoxicated-driving arrests, 56% involved alcohol and 44% involved drugs.
- Enforcement detected about 26,500 speeding offences, seized nearly 3,000 vehicles with just under 60% for no insurance, and issued roughly 1,700 mobile‑phone and 450 seatbelt fines.
- Officials highlighted extreme speeding cases, including 119 km/h in a 50 km/h zone in Dublin and 185 km/h in an 80 km/h zone in Co Carlow.
- Chief Superintendent David Harrington urged full driver attention and public reporting of dangerous behaviour, noting plans to strengthen road‑policing capacity and expand camera-based detection tools.