Figures released by the Gardaí have shown a big spike in alcohol related road accidents and arrests over the St Patrick’s Day period.
Figures that look back over the past five years find that on average twice as many people are arrested on St Patrick’s Day and the day after for drink driving offences than at any other point in the month of March.
Between 2010 and 2014, 15 people were killed on Irish roads during the 16 – 18 March period with another 30 seriously injured.
A joint initaitive between the Gardaí and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is urging drivers to take caution on the roads over the bank holiday and to show “responsibility and restraint”.
Danger
It is also thought that things are more risky around the St Patrick’s Day bank holiday as people are travelling to parts of the country they might not otherwise be familiar with.
Source: Michael Sheils McNamee, thejournal, 13/03/15
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