According to the Road Safety Authority, there were 47 in both Roscommon and Longford, and 24 in Leitrim.

That's the view of the Principal of Moyne Secondary School after the school featured on RTE's 'On the Beat' programme last night.

It's now been shared by multiple Gardaí social media accounts, Westmeath County Council and is closing in on one million views in total.

Local Gardaí stopped the driver of a vehicle over the weekend and conducted a roadside drugs test.

Brian O'Connor spoke out strongly at an inquest into two people who died in a single-vehicle crash in Ballaghaderreen two years ago.

Gardaí carried out the targeted campaign across Thursday and into Friday Morning, and caught over 900 drivers breaking the speed limit.

The motorist subsequently tested positive for cocaine in a road side test and also had a child in the front passenger seat.

The driver tested positive in a roadside drugs test for cocaine and heroin.