Co Kildare town top in the country for drink driving convictions

New figures reveal that two Co Kildare towns are leading the way nationally  for convictions on drink driving offences.

The highest convictions by districts are   Glenties, Co Donegal  seven cases - 100% ,  Cill Ronain, Co Galway one  case - 100%,  Clonakility, Co Cork 40 cases - 85% , Kilcock,36 cases - 83%, and Naas, Co Kildare, 151 cases.

An analysis of new figures obtained by the Irish Daily Mail has also found dramatic differences in conviction rates across the country over the last two years.

Nationwide a total of 9,258 drink driving cases came before the courts in 2015 and last year with an average conviction rate of just 58%.

The figures also show 30% of cases were either struck out, withdrawn or taken into consideration.