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The study reveals that, of the 600 road-user fatalities with a toxicology result available, 36.5pc had a positive toxicology for alcohol.
Speaking ahead of the Bank Holiday, Minister of State at the Department of Transport Hildegarde Naughton expressed concerns over the findings.
“We will all be celebrating St Patrick’s Day at home again this year. If you are drinking alcohol be aware that you may be unknowingly consuming larger measures than if you were being served in a bar or restaurant.
“This will increase the amount of time it will take to eliminate alcohol from your body, and you could still be over the limit and unsafe to drive the morning after. Drink-driving is drink-driving, no matter what time of the day or day of the week,” she said.