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'The RSA is defunct' - Verona Murphy

The number of drink-driving checkpoints on the roads is at its lowest level since 2017.  An Irish Times analysis of enforcement trends foresees 150,000 drivers in total will be breathalysed by the end of this year.  That’s compared to some 314 thousand people who were tested for alcohol at roadsides in 2018.  Kieran was joined by Shane Ross, former Minister for Transport and Verona Murphy Independent TD for Wexford to discuss...

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16.40 16 Oct 2023


'The RSA is defunct' - Verona Murphy


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The number of drink-driving checkpoints on the roads is at its lowest level since 2017. 

An Irish Times analysis of enforcement trends foresees 150,000 drivers in total will be breathalysed by the end of this year. 

That’s compared to some 314 thousand people who were tested for alcohol at roadsides in 2018. 

Kieran was joined by Shane Ross, former Minister for Transport and Verona Murphy Independent TD for Wexford to discuss...


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