"A motorist was arrested on average every 40 minutes for suspected drink- or drug-driving in the first 96 hours of An Garda Síochána's road-safety crackdown for this year's St Patrick's weekend."
"There have been seven more road deaths so far this year compared to this time last year."
"Gardaí confirmed that more than 3,450 motorists were detected for speeding offences."
An Garda Síochána conducted a road-safety crackdown during St Patrick's weekend, resulting in significant enforcement activity. Motorists were arrested at an average rate of one every 40 minutes for suspected drink- or drug-driving offenses during the first 96 hours of the operation. Additionally, gardaí detected more than 3,450 speeding violations. The enforcement period coincided with a concerning increase in road fatalities, with seven more deaths recorded so far this year compared to the same period in the previous year.
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