Four people were arrested locally over the bank holiday weekend for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
Two tested positive for drugs with two more for alcohol – all were picked up in Kilkenny with no such arrests in Carlow.
112 checkpoints were carried out across the two counties alone in a road safety campaign that was launched last Thursday.
There was no loss of life locally and one serious incident in the Waterford end of the Division, with a motorcyclist injured in Portlaw.
Divisional Roads Policing Inspector Paul Donhoe has been telling The KCLR Daily it was deemed a successful weekend and he added that the message appears to be reaching motorists.
Hear his conversation with our Brian Redmond here;