Drivers have been warned about the stark consequences for lives, families, and communities that drink driving can cause over the festive season.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána have launched their annual Christmas and new year road safety campaign.
The campaign includes an advert featuring Gillian and Ronan Treacy, whose four-year-old son Ciarán was killed in a head-on collision with a drunk driver in April 2014.
Ciarán died as a result of the collision while Gillian was left with devastating injuries. The ad features home videos of Ciarán playing with his brother and sister in the garden and laughing and smiling in the car, a picture of happiness and innocence.
Source: Irish Examiner, 02/12/2016