Driving such a vehicle under the influence in public is an offence.
Gardaí in Westmeath have arrested a man for being drunk in charge of a horse-drawn vehicle.
The arrest was recently made in Mullingar.
They're reminding the public that not only is it an offence to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle while under the influence of drink or drugs, it's also illegal to operate an animal-drawn vehicle or a bicycle under the influence in a public.
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