STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Gardaí stopped the driver in Newbridge
A speeding driver stopped by gardaí in Kildare subsequently tested positive for cocaine and cannabis.
Naas Roads Policing Unit were conducting speed checks in Newbridge this weekend when they detected this driver travelling at 83kph in a 50kph zone.
The driver was stopped and tested positive for cocaine and cannabis.
The driver was arrested and proceedings are to follow.
In their post, gardaí reminded people of the national campaign to 'arrive alive'.
Naas Roads Policing Unit were conducting speed checks in Newbridge this weekend when they detected this driver travelling at 83kph in a 50kph zone.
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) September 6, 2021
They were stopped and driver tested positive for cocaine & cannabis. They were arrested & proceedings are to follow. #ArriveAlive pic.twitter.com/OZf4BBDPBG
It was revealed recently that August was the worst month on Irish roads in more than nine years after 24 people died.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) said a number of factors, including busier roads after easing of lockdown restrictions, caused the rise in fatalities.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
Follow us on
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
