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16 Oct 2025

Laois Gardaí arrest 'very drunk' driver with Paddy whiskey on passenger seat

Driver also had no motor tax

Laois Gardaí arrest 'very drunk' driver with Paddy whiskey on passenger seat

Bottle of Paddy whiskey in the car stopped by Gardaí.

A driver has been arrested in Laois after being found "very drunk" with a bottle of Paddy Irish whiskey next to them.

Laois Garda Roads Policing Unit stopped a driver on Wednesday, October 15, following up on an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Alert.

They have reported that there was a bottle of Paddy whiskey "riding shotgun" as a "front seat passenger".

The driver of a Red Kia Ceed was found to be out of Motor Tax by 255 days.

The driver failed an on-the-spot alcohol test. 

Read also: 'Sneakily' parked speed van in Laois

They were arrested and charged, and the car was seized. 

Laois Gardaí add that Paddy was "escorted to the evidence locker".

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