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Wrong-way driving ‘out of control’ amid 32% rise in incidents detected in 2026

Nearly two detections of wrong-way driving every week

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#2134
First seen
24 Aug 2026, 05:09 UTC
Last checked
25 Aug 2026, 04:56 UTC
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Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
24 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC
Source updated
No update timestamp supplied
Byline
Hugh Dooley
Section
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Nearly two detections of wrong-way driving every week
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    Wrong-way driving ‘out of control’ amid 32% rise in incidents detected in 2026

    Nearly two detections of wrong-way driving every week

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    Wrong-way driving ‘out of control’ amid 32% rise in incidents detected in 2026

    Nearly two detections of wrong-way driving every week

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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
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Capture ID
#1886
Observed
24 Aug 2026, 05:54 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
883,936 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
metadata and excerpt