Overview
- Gardaí said 235 people were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence during the seven-day St Patrick’s Bank Holiday operation.
- More than 5,000 speeding offences were detected over the period, with detections exceeding 700 drivers each day across the weekend.
- Six people died on the roads in the last week, bringing the year-to-date death toll to 38, which is six more than at the same point in 2025.
- The operation used Mandatory Intoxicant Testing checkpoints and high-visibility patrols across the road network.
- The Garda Press Office called the results very disappointing and cited risky behaviour, including a driver recorded at 112 km/h in a 50 km/h zone in Monaghan.