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April 2024
checkpoints
More than 2,600 drivers found speeding over bank holiday weekend
2 Apr
20.6k
56
All time
Drunk Driving
Gardaí arrested 914 people for driving while intoxicated during Christmas period
14 Jan 2022
13.9k
14
Long Weekend
Gardaí say family and holiday home visits are not essential journeys ahead of Easter weekend
31 Mar 2021
48.6k
81
latest figures
Gardaí issue fines worth around €2.3 million for Covid-19 breaches
26 Mar 2021
18.1k
37
St Patrick's Day
Security operation underway to prevent planned lockdown protests
17 Mar 2021
37.8k
132
Paddy's Day
People asked to stay home this St Patrick's Day as 2,500 gardaí to be on duty nationwide
Updated 16 Mar 2021
45.0k
167
Fines
Over 9,800 fines issued by gardaí relating to Covid-19 breaches
26 Feb 2021
16.6k
52
restrictions
Over 7,950 fines issued by gardaí relating to Covid-19 breaches
19 Feb 2021
18.6k
45
travel restrictions
Approximately 1,500 fines issued by gardaí for non-essential travel since 11 January
25 Jan 2021
21.5k
50
restrictions
Over 770 fines issued by gardaí for non-essential travel since 11 January
22 Jan 2021
17.3k
35
travel restrictions
Over 400 fines issued by gardaí for non-essential travel since last Monday
Updated 18 Jan 2021
43.1k
73
level 5
Gardaí to carry out checkpoints within local areas as country enters Level 5 restrictions
31 Dec 2020
105k
80
operation fanacht
Over 100 garda checkpoints in operation every day as country enters Level 3
30 Nov 2020
70.3k
38
operation fanacht
Motorists urged to slow down when approaching Garda checkpoints
29 Oct 2020
36.1k
56
Voices
Advice vs Law: Here's how gardaí are permitted to enforce the new Level 3 restrictions
David Kenny
7 Oct 2020
66.7k
33
checkpoints
Long tailbacks reported as Operation Fanacht gets underway
7 Oct 2020
77.0k
86
Pubs
138 pubs now facing potential prosecution over possible breaches in Covid-19 regulations
19 Aug 2020
34.8k
78
Under investigation
126 pubs facing criminal prosecution for flouting Covid guidelines
12 Aug 2020
65.7k
87
checkpoints
People living in Kildare, Laois and Offaly told to expect garda checkpoints enforcing new restrictions
7 Aug 2020
82.0k
87
There have been 100 incidents of spitting or coughing against gardaí since 8 April
16 Jun 2020
7.2k
23
An Garda Síochána
There have been 88 incidents of spitting or coughing against gardaí
2 Jun 2020
11.6k
27
operation fanacht
'Speed limits still apply': Thousands of checkpoints in operation to ensure compliance with restrictions
28 Apr 2020
30.0k
42
checkpoint charlie
The million euro checkpoints: How Covid-19 garda stops have resulted in large seizures of drugs on Irish roads
23 Apr 2020
41.6k
checkpoints
Gardaí urge people to stay home as temperatures set to reach 20 degrees in some areas
11 Apr 2020
55.2k
114
Road Safety
One in four arrested for driving while intoxicated on Christmas Day were suspected drug-drivers
26 Dec 2019
28.4k
33
Operation Thor
Vehicles seized across the country as gardaí carry out checkpoints in lead up to Christmas period
1 Dec 2019
68.8k
36
breath test scandal
RSA says people may have been killed or injured because of falsified breath tests
3 Nov 2017
11.1k
50
representative body
Garda Superintendent says new report of 400,000 more falsified breath tests 'could be described as a guesstimate'
2 Nov 2017
15.0k
54
down down down
'Austerity cost lives': Drink driving convictions in Ireland fell MASSIVELY in the last 10 years
31 Jul 2017
24.0k
32
Co Kildare
Four arrested for suspected drink driving in garda crackdown overnight
26 Feb 2017
22.0k
21
checkpoints
21 people died on Irish roads last month
2 Aug 2016
9.6k
28
checkpoints
Speeding and drink driving: Gardaí out in force for bank holiday weekend
30 Jul 2016
15.7k
29
checkpoints
Gardaí clamp down on motorists without correct tax and insurance
4 Jul 2016
78.6k
138
out in force
Learner driver told gardaí 'I only had 3 or 4 pints' at drink driving checkpoint
5 Jun 2016
64.1k
82
checkpoints
Driving this morning? ... Gardaí are carrying out a '24-hour speed enforcement marathon'
16 Apr 2015
23.8k
55
slow down
Almost 500 Irish drivers caught speeding in just 24 hours
28 Mar 2015
27.7k
79
checkpoints
Here's why people can only use their cars every second day now in Paris
17 Mar 2014
21.9k
41
out of time
195 people penalised (and this van seized) in two-day garda blitz
31 Jan 2014
22.9k
48
Speeding
Operation Slowdown detects 364 drivers speeding over 24-hour period
26 Oct 2013
12.6k
91
slow down
Operation Slow Down: 321 vehicles caught speeding in 24 hours
1 Jun 2013
10.2k
38
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