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'Appalling' - Driver under the influence stopped at checkpoint for litany of offences

A driver in Drogheda was caught driving under the influence over the Bank Holiday weekend and failed to present a driver's licence after being stopped by Gardaí. Gardaí said in a post on X that "this is the kind of appalling behaviour we see ...

02 Apr 2024 at 15:16

Crime & Court

Suspected drug intoxication outnumbers drink by three to one at Laois checkpoint

Three quarters of the drivers who were arrested for intoxication at a motorway checkpoint in Laois tested positive for drugs. Gardai conducted 435 tests for drink or drugs at the multi-agency checkpoint on the Westbound lanes of the M7 at ...

09 Jan 2024 at 22:22

National News

Three vehicles seized at multi agency checkpoint

GARDAÍ in Kildare have seized three vehicles after a multi agency checkpoint in north Kildare. The Naas RPU seized three vehicles - two for having no insurance and one from an unaccompanied learner. Two Drivers arrested, one for drug ...

13 Nov 2023 at 11:14

National News

Disqualified driver wanted by Gardaí caught at checkpoint in Cork City

A disqualified driver who is the subject of a warrant has been arrested at a Garda checkpoint. According to An Garda Síochána, the arrest occurred at a checkpoint in Cork City recently, during which officers stopped the driver. Six ...

09 May 2024 at 13:41

National News

Banned driver using cardboard cut-out as insurance disc caught turning at Garda checkpoint

A disqualified driver seen turning away from a Garda checkpoint has been caught using a cardboard cut-out as a fake insurance disc. Gardaí took off in pursuit of the vehicle after spotting the driver of the car turning while ...

09 May 2024 at 07:25

National News

Two drug-drivers arrested after over one hundred drivers tested at checkpoint

Gardaí arrested two drivers who tested positive for cocaine at a checkpoint in co. Kildare on Monday. At the checkpoint in Naas late yesterday afternoon, Gardaí tested a 113 drivers for intoxicated driving. They also seized ...

16 Apr 2024 at 14:08

National News

Two cars seized and drink driver arrested at garda checkpoint on busy road

During a checkpoint on the Navan Road, Gardaí have arrested one driver for suspected drink driving. Roads Policing Units from Dublin's Metropolitan Region set up the checkpoint after the bank holiday weekend. During the ...

19 Mar 2024 at 12:51

Crime & Court

Did u-turn at Laois checkpoint

A court ‘took a dim view” of the actions of a woman who did a u-turn at a checkpoint in Laois Louise Bates-Coss, 20, with an address at 50 Ardan Glas, Portlaoise was accused of driving uninsured and Jakub Grobelny, 19, ...

11 Jun 2023 at 10:52

Local News

Close to 1,000 Garda fines for Covid-19 non-essential travel - with a small number of people penalised over masks

Close to 1,000 fines have been issued by An Garda Síochána for non-essential travel deemed unlawful under the Covid-19 Level 5 restrictions. Gardaí say that since the introduction of these fines on January 11 last ...

22 Jan 2021 at 22:50

Crime & Court

Garda get new powers to fine or prosecute people breaking Covid-19 travel laws

People have already been fined and jailed for breaking Covid-19 restriction laws and now the Gardaí have new powers to prosecute breaches of travel restrictions under Covid-19 Regulations by means of Fixed Charge ...

11 Jan 2021 at 20:00

National News

Driver with NO licence caught using mobile phone while driving

An unlicensed motorist has been caught driving while using a mobile phone. According to An Garda Síochána, members of the DMR (Dublin Metropolitan Region) were running a checkpoint yesterday (May 18) when they ...

19 May 2024 at 11:59

On the Road

Garda say drivers can speed up Covid-19 checkpoints by slowing down

Gardai are urging drivers to slow down as they approach checkpoints during the Covid-19 Level 5 restrictions. The call comes as Gardai perform more checkpoints as part of Operation Fanacht which is running in ...

30 Oct 2020 at 21:00

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