A major road safety campaign is in operation across the country with the emphasis on drink and drug driving.

The suspect, a man in his 20's, is being held at a Garda station in the North West Region.

Further questioning established the driver was also an unaccompanied learner.

Music Generation Cavan/Monaghan is coming together with Belfast TradFest, and Dublin's St. Patrick's Festival for what is being billed as a "groundbreaking national collaboration" culminating in a performance in Belfast's iconic Ulster Hall.

Gladstone, who has 19 previous convictions from the UK, was sentenced to 10 years for raping, sexually assaulting, and falsely imprisoning a young woman just days after arriving in Ireland.

The investigation is continuing into further connection to crimes in the Cavan Monaghan area.

Local Gardaí are urging all road users to familiarise themselves with the day and time of the parades on their route and plan your journey accordingly.