18% rise in drink driving arrests in 2017

Arrests for driving under the influence are up 18% for the first four months of this year - compared to the same period last year.

A major international road safety conference is taking place in Dublin today - where Alcohol is the main focus. Alcohol was a factor in almost a third of road deaths in 2013 and 2014. Asked about comments by Kerry TD Danny Healy Rae that a big meal could be as dangerous as drink-driving, Transport Minister Shane Ross says it's time people took alcohol seriously.