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

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 20057Drink driving · Co. Kildare

Naas driver arrested after being three times over legal limit

A driver was arrested in Naas, County Kildare, after a car was stopped on the M7 following reports from motorists that it was being driven erratically, as reported on 14 August 2023. The driver, whose age, sex and nationality are not given, was found to be three times over the legal limit for drink driving, and the reports name no victim. The case has so far progressed only to arrest, and the latest development is that court proceedings were to follow.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested14 Aug
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A driver was arrested for drink driving after being found three times over the legal limit.
Where
  • The arrest took place in Naas, County Kildare.
  • The car was stopped on the M7.
When
The arrest was reported on 14 August 2023; the incident date is not given.
Cause
Motorists reported the car being driven erratically before police acted.
Investigation
The Naas Roads Policing Unit stopped the car.
In court
Court proceedings were to follow.
Other details
  • The details were published in a post from the official Garda Traffic account on X.
  • The driver's age, sex and nationality are not given.
  • The reports name no victim.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver was arrested. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe arrest took place in Naas, County Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe car was stopped on the M7. (kildarenow.com)
  • causePolice acted after motorists reported the car being driven erratically. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe Naas Roads Policing Unit stopped the car. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtCourt proceedings were to follow. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe driver was found to be three times over the legal limit. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 14 Aug2023
    Arrestedkildarenow.com, first report
    Gardaí in Naas, County Kildare, arrest intoxicated driver who was three times over the legal limit

    Reports the arrest of a driver three times over the legal limit, stopped by the Naas Roads Policing Unit after motorists reported erratic driving on the M7; the source is an official Garda Traffic post on X.

    suspect