Drink campaign spans Border

Ministers from Dublin and Belfast have launched a graphic campaign to shock motorists out of drinking and driving before Christmas…

Ministers from Dublin and Belfast have launched a graphic campaign to shock motorists out of drinking and driving before Christmas.

The first of the "SHAME" campaign's 60-second advertisements appeared last night on television.

In the last five years, 800 people have been killed in drink-related road incidents on both sides of the Border.

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