Tag: drunk in charge
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Drink Driving Law in Ireland in 2017-the Essentials
The Road Traffic Act, 2010 and Road Traffic (No. 2 ) Act 2011 have brought about a comprehensive consolidation and updating of drink driving law in Ireland. (The Road Traffic Act, 2014 made some further amendments). From a legal perspective the prosecution of drink driving offences can be quite a technical area, and you are…
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Drink Driving In Ireland-What You Need to Know
The two most common offences prosecuted in the courts in Ireland to do with drink and driving are sections 49 and 50 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961. Section 49 deals with driving or attempting to drive a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant which includes both alcohol and drugs. This is commonly…