Overview
- Over the past seven days, Gardaí recorded in excess of 200 drink- or drug-driving arrests, according to Supt Liam Geraghty.
- Final totals are still being compiled, with speeding detections expected to surpass 5,000 for the period since the operation was announced.
- Six people died during the St Patrick’s campaign, bringing the 2026 road death toll to 38.
- Earlier tallies cited 4,250 speeding detections and more than 450 handheld-phone or seatbelt offences, with extreme speeds logged in several counties.
- Garda roads policing counts 647 full-time members, supported by uniform and plainclothes officers across the force.