Gardai have announced that they caught 185 people either drink driving or drug driving over the Easter bank holiday weekend.
They said that the figure of 185 is a 48% increase on the same time last year when they caught 125 people.
They have claimed that a major part of the increase is due to the new drug-driving testing that has been invoked since earlier this month.
Gardai claim that many of those caught drug driving had taken cannabis.