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Disqualified driver wanted by Gardaí caught at checkpoint in Cork City

A disqualified driver who is the subject of a warrant has been arrested at a Garda checkpoint. According to An Garda Síochána, the arrest occurred at a checkpoint in Cork City recently, during which officers stopped the driver. Six other vehicles ...

09 May 2024 at 13:41

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Driver with NO licence caught using mobile phone while driving

An unlicensed motorist has been caught driving while using a mobile phone. According to An Garda Síochána, members of the DMR (Dublin Metropolitan Region) were running a checkpoint yesterday (May 18) when they spotted the driver with a phone in ...

19 May 2024 at 11:59

National News

Three vehicles seized at multi agency checkpoint

GARDAÍ in Kildare have seized three vehicles after a multi agency checkpoint in north Kildare. The Naas RPU seized three vehicles - two for having no insurance and one from an unaccompanied learner. Two Drivers arrested, one for drug driving ...

13 Nov 2023 at 11:14

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Garda checkpoint on busy Carlow motorway yields multiple arrests and vehicle seizures

AN GARDA Síochána conducted a thorough checkpoint operation on the M9 this Tuesday morning, resulting in several arrests and vehicle seizures. During the operation, a total of 473 tests for intoxicated driving were carried out. From this ...

14 Dec 2023 at 14:38

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2,244 drivers caught speeding in Gardaí's Christmas Road Safety Campaign amongst more scary stats

An Garda Síochána is conducting a dedicated road traffic enforcement operation throughout the Christmas period which began on Friday, 29th November 2024 and will continue until Monday, 6th January 2025 across Ireland. During the second ...

14 Dec 2024 at 10:50

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Gardaí pinpoint most likely day and time to be involved in a crash this Bank Holiday weekend

Garda data has pinpointed the most likely day and times to be involved in a car crash this Saint Brigid's Bank Holiday weekend as they launched an extensive nationwide road safety campaign. According to gardaí, data strongly indicates ...

30 Jan 2025 at 21:44

National News

Death of garda at checkpoint marks ‘desperately sad day’, says Commissioner

The Garda Commissioner has said the death of an officer at a speed checkpoint in Dublin marked “a desperately sad day” for the force. Garda Kevin Flatley, 49, died after being hit by a motorbike as he was recording vehicles’ speeds ...

11 May 2025 at 22:39

National News

Two drug-drivers arrested after over one hundred drivers tested at checkpoint

Gardaí arrested two drivers who tested positive for cocaine at a checkpoint in co. Kildare on Monday. At the checkpoint in Naas late yesterday afternoon, Gardaí tested a 113 drivers for intoxicated driving. They also seized four ...

16 Apr 2024 at 14:08

National News

'Appalling' - Driver under the influence stopped at checkpoint for litany of offences

A driver in Drogheda was caught driving under the influence over the Bank Holiday weekend and failed to present a driver's licence after being stopped by Gardaí. Gardaí said in a post on X that "this is the kind of appalling ...

02 Apr 2024 at 15:16

National News

Banned driver using cardboard cut-out as insurance disc caught turning at Garda checkpoint

A disqualified driver seen turning away from a Garda checkpoint has been caught using a cardboard cut-out as a fake insurance disc. Gardaí took off in pursuit of the vehicle after spotting the driver of the car turning ...

09 May 2024 at 07:25

National News

Irish police officer killed at Dublin checkpoint named as Kevin Flatley

An Irish police officer killed at a checkpoint in Dublin on Sunday has been named as Kevin Flatley. The 49-year-old, who had spent 26 years as a garda, was killed after being struck by a motorbike on the R132 at ...

11 May 2025 at 19:04

National News

Two cars seized and drink driver arrested at garda checkpoint on busy road

During a checkpoint on the Navan Road, Gardaí have arrested one driver for suspected drink driving. Roads Policing Units from Dublin's Metropolitan Region set up the checkpoint after the bank holiday weekend. ...

19 Mar 2024 at 12:51

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