Issue Date: 21 April 2023
Between 07:00 and 17:00 on National Slow Down Day, GoSafe checked the speed of 102,404 vehicles and detected 126 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit. Examples of high speeds include:
- 84km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N61 Knockcroghery Roscommon
- 132km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N87 Gartaquill Milltown Cavan
- 78km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R188 Drumbear Monaghan Monaghan
- 156km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N4 Carrickmoyragh Newtownforbes Longford
- 77km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Mullingar Road Ballivor Meath
- 74km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Clare Street Limerick Limerick
- 87km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R267 Portnason Ballyshannon Donegal
- 85km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the Clones Road Monaghan Monaghan
- 110km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N2 Drumcaw Monaghan Monaghan
- 82km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R463 Gortatogher Parteen Clare
- 78km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R188 Doocassan Drung Cavan
- 153km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M6 Killavally Tyrrellspass Westmeath
- 76km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the Rathdown Road Greystones Wicklow
- 63km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Main Street Newtownforbes Longford
- 63km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Clogher Road Dublin12 Dublin
- 63km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Church Road Greystones Wicklow
- 63km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Monivea Road Galway Galway
- 149km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M6 Killavally Tyrrellspass Westmeath
- 73km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R750 Merrymeeting Rathnew Wicklow
- 121km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N11 Mt Kennedy Demesne Newtownmountkennedy Wicklow
- 72km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N11 Ferrycarrig Wexford Wexford
- 116km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N18 Clonmoney West Bunratty Clare
- 137km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M18 Ballyconneely Newmarket On Fergus Clare
- 91km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R576 Garraunawarrig Lower Newmarket Cork
- 113km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N5 Cloonlara Swinford Mayo
- 112km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N25 Kilmacree Killinick Wexford
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.
