Traffic Blues [SEP] original network
Traffic Blues
Traffic Blues was a documentary series broadcast on RTÉ One. It followed various traffic officers from the Garda Síochána.
The first series followed the Garda Traffic Corps in a six-part series. The series was filmed over six months, putting the Dublin Metropolitan division based in Dublin Castle, the Louth division taking in stations in Drogheda and Dundalk and the Donegal division focusing on Burnfoot and Letterkenny areas in the centre of attention.
It was similar in format to the British programmes "Traffic Cops" or "
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