The new RSA drug-driving campaign aims to correct public misconceptions and raise awareness, especially among young people, about the reality and risks of drug-driving.

A total of 174 people were killed in road collisions in 2024, including 15 persons in December.

Over the Christmas period alone, there were eight fatalities on Irish roads and 20 people received serious and life-threatening injuries.

Inspector Fergal O’Donovan from the Cork County Roads Policing Unit has warned drink and drug drivers that they will get caught.

During the month of December 2023, 14 people lost their lives on Irish roads and 124 were seriously injured.

The social media campaign is aimed at students across Ireland as they settle back in college and begin considering, researching and planning a summer abroad next year on USIT’s J1 USA visa programme.

Several pending and future prosecutions for drug-driving, and potentially also drink-driving, could be affected by the Supreme Court’s answer on the legal issues.

Gardaí said they put in place an extensive road policing operation from last Thursday until Tuesday morning.

Three drivers were arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving on National Slow Down Day

Niamh McDonnell, (30), Gortskagh, Castlemahon, Co Limerick was “drunk and had drugs in her system” when she got behind the wheel of her mother-in-law’s car on June 30th, 2022

The judge was giving his decision in the case of a driver who was stopped at a roadside checkpoint for a drug test and told he was required to remain there for up to an hour

Dr Máire Finn urged people who are prescribed medications to ask their pharmacist if the drugs could impact their ability to drive

More than 700 cars were also detected driving over the speed limit on the Bank Holiday Monday

One of the highest ever alcohol readings was recorded in one incident – more than four times the legal limit.

A barrister acting on behalf of Ian Bailey has claimed that there was a “fatal flaw” in the testing procedure

The number of people killed on the Republic’s roads this year has increased by almost 20% compared to last year

Gardaí said 173 arrests were made of motorists driving under the influence of drink or drugs