Drinkaware joined with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD, the Road Safety Authority and other supporters to launch this year’s Coca-Cola Designated Driver campaign. This Christmas, the campaign is shining a spotlight on our friends and family who help…
Category: Drink driving
Get the Facts on the New Drink Driving Laws in Ireland
Drinkaware is today responding to major concerns raised by members of the public on the lack of clarity around recent changes to drink driving laws, by reminding motorists that newly updated drink driving provisions of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2018 are now in…
DRINKAWARE WELCOMES COMMENCEMENT OF NEW DRINK-DRIVING LAW
Drinkaware welcomes the announcement by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD, that new drink driving provisions of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2018 came into effect at one minute after midnight on October 26. These provisions will ensure that all…
LEAVE THE CAR AT HOME THIS NEW YEAR’S EVE
With New Year’s Eve festivities set to kick off today across the country, we urge people to remember that any amount of alcohol will affect your ability to drive safely. There is no way around this; it is a scientific fact….
NEW DRINK DRIVING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES TODAY
Drinkaware has launched its annual public awareness Christmas campaign, ‘Had Enough’, in response to recent research showing drink driving incidents and road fatalities are on the increase. The Road Safety Authority fatal collisions report, launched in June 2016, highlighted alcohol as…
ALCOHOL A FACTOR IN 38% OF COLLISIONS BETWEEN 2008 AND 2012
A new report from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has revealed that between 2008 and 2012, alcohol was a contributory factor in 38% of all fatal collisions. The report is the third and largest in a series of landmark reports analysed An Garda Síochána…