Rural Life
Gardai in Co. Cork recently stopped a driver operating a defective vehicle, using a surprising substitute to the typical ignition key.
Gardai recently stopped a tractor and trailer for drawing an unsecure load and not having trailer lights connected in Co. Westmeath.
A tractor driver got into bother with An Garda Siochana recently for a string of road offences when transporting a load of bales in Kerry.
A juvenile tractor driver was stopped by Gardai for a number of offences recently while transporting bales of silage.
Gardai in Dublin recently stopped a van only to discover that the driver had a horse loaded up in the back.
Agri-Business
A drunk driver who was four times over the legal limit for alcohol levels was caught on a rural road by Gardai after driving into a ditch.
Gardai in Co. Tipperary recently stopped a jeep and trailer en route to cut grass following the discovery of severely defective tyres on the trailer being drawn.
Gardai have had a busy weekend on Irish roads with both a milk lorry accident and a trailer seized for no licence and no tax.
Gardai recently pulled over a jeep driver who was towing a trailer and mini excavator for not having the right driving licence.
The Garda Traffic Corps in Co. Cavan pulled over a driver towing a trailer that was missing two wheels at a checkpoint this morning.
