Kildare Gardaí operate drug and alcohol checkpoints over St Patrick's weekend with latest stopped last night in Newbridge

Kildare Gardaí operated checkpoints over St Patrick's weekend resulting in a number of drug and alcohol driving.

On Friday, March 15, last, at 11.50pm, in Athy, a man was arrested for drug driving.

In Kildare town, on Saturday, March 16, at 2.30am, a man was arrested for drink driving.

Last night, at 11pm, a man was arrested for drug driving in Newbridge.