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Are there enough deterrents for drink driving?

The 2023 annual report for the Medical Bureau of Road Safety makes for some pretty grim reading. ...

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11.32 27 Sep 2024


Are there enough deterrents for drink driving?


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11.32 27 Sep 2024


The 2023 annual report for the Medical Bureau of Road Safety makes for some pretty grim reading. It shows that drink driving numbers are still high, and worryingly, the number of repeat offenders is high.

243 drivers were arrested twice in 2023. One was even arrested seven times by Gardai in 2023 on suspicion of driving while intoxicated...

Is there enough of a deterrent for drink driving?

Andrea is joined by listeners including Seamus Boland, CEO of Irish Rural Link, to discuss.


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