Saturday 31 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 20130Drink driving · Co. Kildare

Intoxicated motorist arrested at North Kildare checkpoint

On an unspecified date, gardaí from the Naas Roads Policing Unit stopped an unnamed motorist at an intoxicant checkpoint in North Kildare, County Kildare, on suspicion of drink driving. The motorist failed a roadside breath test, and the Garda account said the reading was nearly twice the legal limit. Kildare Now reported on 1 August 2023 that the motorist had been arrested. The latest development is that court proceedings are to follow, and no charge is reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested1 Aug
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
An unnamed motorist was stopped on suspicion of drink driving.
Where
The checkpoint was in North Kildare, County Kildare.
When
The date of the checkpoint is not given; the report was published on 1 August 2023.
Investigation
  • The Naas Roads Policing Unit was running the intoxicant checkpoint when it stopped the motorist.
  • The motorist failed a roadside breath test.
  • The motorist was arrested.
Cause
The Garda Traffic account said the motorist's breath reading was nearly twice the legal limit.
Charges
No charge is reported in the sources.
In court
The Garda Traffic account said court proceedings are to follow.
Other details
  • The motorist's sex, age and nationality are not stated, and the motorist is not named.
  • The details were reported by Kildare Now, citing the official Garda Traffic account on X.
4 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe checkpoint was in North Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe Naas Roads Policing Unit stopped the motorist at an intoxicant checkpoint. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe motorist failed a roadside breath test. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe motorist was arrested and court proceedings are to follow. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 1 Aug2023
    Arrestedkildarenow.com, first report
    Intoxicated motorist arrested by North Kildare gardaí

    Reports the arrest of an unnamed motorist at a Naas Roads Policing Unit checkpoint in North Kildare. The article gives no date for the checkpoint and does not name the motorist.

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