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06 Sept 2025

Kilkenny gardaí arrest truck driver on busy local road

The driver was arrested on the Ring Road

Kilkenny gardaí arrest truck driver on busy local road

The Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit of An Garda Síochana arrested a driver of an artic truck last night (Tuesday) after failing a roadside test for cannabis. 

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The introduction of garda roadside drug testing began in April 2017 and prior to the law, a garda had to have a specific reason to stop an individual under suspicion of driving under the influence of an illicit drug before they could take further action.

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