Issue Date: 2nd June 2022
In the first 12 hours of National Slow Down Day (07:00 to 19:00), An Garda Síochána and GoSafe checked the speed of 108,231 vehicles and detected 486 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.
Examples of motorists putting themselves and others at risk include:
142 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on the N83 at Beagh Brownsgrove Galway
140km/h in an 80km/h Zone on the N4 Doddsborough Lucan Dublin
87km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N11 Morehampton Road Dublin4 Dublin
86km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Leopardstown Road Dublin18 Dublin
85km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R265 Porthall Ballindrait Donegal
84km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Cork Street Dublin8 Dublin
81km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Bridge Street Kilcormac Offaly
80km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Pontoon Road Castlebar Mayo
78km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Church Street Clara Offaly
77km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R742 Ballinatray Lower Courtown Wexford
119km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N4 Ballydowd Lucan Dublin
74km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R135 Coolshannagh Monaghan Monaghan
72km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R390 Mullingar Westmeath
72km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N72 Fossa Killarney Kerry
72km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Limerick Road Mallow Cork
72km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Gracefield Road Portarlington Offaly
72km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the L2211 Coolroe Ballincollig Cork
71km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R188 Drumbear Monaghan Monaghan
71km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Limerick Road Charleville Cork
71km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R661 Holycross Holycross Tipperary
70km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N15 Ballinphull Cliffoney Sligo
69km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Dodder View Road Dublin14 Dublin
109km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R178 Redbog Carrickmacross Louth
67km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R336 Cnocán An Bhodaigh Na Forbacha Gaillimh
67km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R680 Cork Road Waterford Waterford
67km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Cusack Road Ennis Clare
67km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Blackboy Road Limerick Limerick
80km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R267 Portnason Ballyshannon Donegal
66km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Dublin Road Athlone Westmeath
66km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N21 Abbeyfeale East Abbeyfeale Limerick
66km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Cashel Road Cahir Tipperary
66km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Skehard Road Cork Cork
65km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Clare Street Limerick Limerick
103km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R448 Crookstown Upper Ballytore Kildare
64km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R628 Conna Cork
64km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R556 Montanagay Abbeydorney Kerry
101km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R239 Drumadooey Fahan Donegal
73km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R188 Doocassan Drung Cavan
97km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R245 Cashelshanaghan Letterkenny Donegal
97km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the L3700 Cloonymeenaghan Riverstown Sligo
97km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N52 Mounthenry Birr Offaly
An Garda Síochána continues to appeal to drivers to comply with speed limits in order to reduce the number of speed related collisions, save lives and reduce injuries on our roads.
Further updates will follow.
