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Nenagh driver fails to stop at a garda checkpoint, and here is what happened next

Tipperary Roads Policing Unit in Nenagh intercepted a vehicle yesterday after the driver failed to stop at a checkpoint. The Tipperary gardaí said on social media that arrested the driver on suspicion of drink driving and impounded the van. They ...

01 Sept 2022 at 13:15

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Disqualified driver wanted by Gardaí caught at checkpoint in Cork City

A disqualified driver who is the subject of a warrant has been arrested at a Garda checkpoint. According to An Garda Síochána, the arrest occurred at a checkpoint in Cork City recently, during which officers stopped the driver. Six other ...

09 May 2024 at 13:41

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Banned driver using cardboard cut-out as insurance disc caught turning at Garda checkpoint

A disqualified driver seen turning away from a Garda checkpoint has been caught using a cardboard cut-out as a fake insurance disc. Gardaí took off in pursuit of the vehicle after spotting the driver of the car turning while officers ...

09 May 2024 at 07:25

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Two drug-drivers arrested after over one hundred drivers tested at checkpoint

Gardaí arrested two drivers who tested positive for cocaine at a checkpoint in co. Kildare on Monday. At the checkpoint in Naas late yesterday afternoon, Gardaí tested a 113 drivers for intoxicated driving. They also seized four ...

16 Apr 2024 at 14:08

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Two cars seized and drink driver arrested at garda checkpoint on busy road

During a checkpoint on the Navan Road, Gardaí have arrested one driver for suspected drink driving. Roads Policing Units from Dublin's Metropolitan Region set up the checkpoint after the bank holiday weekend. During the check, ...

19 Mar 2024 at 12:51

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Driver and passenger 'returning from party in Tipperary' stopped by Gardaí in Cork

A driver and passenger who stated that they were returning from a party in Clonmel were stopped by Gardaí at a checkpoint at Glanmire, on the outskirts of Cork city yesterday. As well as being outside the five kilometres ...

10 Mar 2021 at 13:00

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Driver with NO licence caught using mobile phone while driving

An unlicensed motorist has been caught driving while using a mobile phone. According to An Garda Síochána, members of the DMR (Dublin Metropolitan Region) were running a checkpoint yesterday (May 18) when they spotted ...

19 May 2024 at 11:59

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Tipperary gardaí detect number of motorists speeding outside national school

Tipperary gardaí detected a number of motorists who were well in excess of the speed limit outside a national school in the Nenagh district yesterday. The Tipperary Roads Policing Unit were monitoring a 60km speed ...

12 Sept 2024 at 08:00

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Armed Gardaí conducted Tipperary checkpoints

Armed gardaí conducted several checkpoints in the Nenagh and Roscrea areas over recent days as part of 'Operation Thor'. The operation targets organised crime gangs and repeat offenders through co-ordinated crime ...

27 Sept 2017 at 16:38

Crime & Court

Two drivers due in court after checks by Tipperary gardaí during 'multi-agency' probe

Two motorists are set to face court appearances after being stopped by gardaí at a checkpoint in Co Tipperary. The Tipperary Roads Policing Unit and Nenagh District Gardaí carried out a multi-agency checkpoint ...

16 Oct 2024 at 15:47

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Driver who turned away from garda checkpoint tests positive for cocktail of drugs

Gardaí nabbed a motorist who turned away from a checkpoint and later tested positive for a cocktail of drugs. The motorist who tried to "avoid" gardaí raised suspicions when they tried to turn away from the ...

30 Dec 2024 at 11:43

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17 people killed on Irish roads over Christmas and over 900 drivers found under the influence

Gardaí have revealed some shocking figures from their Christmas Road Safety Campaign which spanned from November 29 to January 6. Over this period, gardaí conducted a dedicated road traffic enforcement ...

07 Jan 2025 at 12:58

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