An Garda Síochána and RSA issue Easter road safety campaign
Anyone who is intending to socialise and have drinks at any point over the long weekend urged to leave their car at home
Print18 April 2025
Ahead of the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend, An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) are urging all road users to support their efforts to keep them and all others on the roads safe this Easter weekend.
Many will be planning to gather with family and loved ones over this Easter weekend and Gardaí expect that there will be therefore be more road users on the move.
To help ensure that everyone using Irish roads this weekend remain safe, a Garda Roads Policing Operation will be in place.
It got underway at 7am this morning and will run until 7am on Tuesday, 22 April 2025.
In a statement, RSA noted that every member of An Garda Síochána on-duty this long weekend will be out conducting road traffic enforcement activity but they need the public’s help.
‘Leave your car at home’
Anyone who is intending to socialise and have drinks at any point over the long weekend needs to leave their car at home – arrange a designated driver among friends, pre-book a taxi, use public transport where possible or fix up a lift home from someone they trust who will not be under the influence, it advised.
RSA stated that at no point is it safe or acceptable to get behind the wheel of a vehicle after having an intoxicant like alcohol or drugs.
Walking home or cycling under the influence of alcohol or drugs ‘can also put you and other road users at risk’.
‘Slow down’
Commenting, Jane Humphries, chief superintendent, of the Garda National Roads Policing Bureau, said that no Garda has ever or will ever take satisfaction in responding to a horrific road traffic collision that has caused serious injuries or death.
“Being tasked to call to a home to deliver the worst possible news to a devastated family that their loved one has been killed is something that no Garda ever wishes to do. Our work is aimed at avoiding all of those awful circumstances, she said.
“This long Easter weekend there will be more road users out on the roads the usual whether out walking, cycling or driving to go see loved ones.
“We urge you to please slow down, do not drive while under the influence and please keep your focus on the road.”
ShelfLife reporter
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