Issue Date: 21 April 2023
Between 07:00 and 21:00 on National Slow Down Day, GoSafe checked the speed of 133,864 vehicles and detected 179 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.
Examples of high speeds include:
- 84km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N61 at Knockcroghery Roscommon
- 94km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R445 at Clogheen Monasterevin Kildare
- 132km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N87 at Gartaquill Milltown Cavan
- 123km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R179 at Clonsedy Carrickmacross Monaghan
- 156km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N4 at Carrickmoyragh Newtownforbes Longford
- 157km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N25 at Ballyadam Cork Cork
- 161km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M6 at An Carn Mór Thiar Órán Mór Gaillimh
- 78km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R188 Drumbear Monaghan Monaghan
- 77km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Mullingar Road Ballivor Meath
- 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
- 84km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the Dublin Road Cavan Cavan
- 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
- 68km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the L2211 Coolroe Ballincollig Cork
- 105km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R356 Tonlemone Banagher Offaly
- 78km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R188 Doocassan Drung Cavan
- 154km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M8 Ballinglanna North Kilworth Cork
- 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
- 74km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the Tipperary Road Oola Limerick
- 61km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Station Road Cootehill Cavan
- 61km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R212 Legarhill Clones Monaghan
- 61km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Main Street Williamstown Galway
- 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
- 60km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Cork Road Skibbereen Cork
- 60km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R600 Ballindeenisk Belgooly Cork
- 60km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Clare Street Limerick Limerick
- 72km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N11 Ferrycarrig Wexford Wexford
- 96km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R157 Dunboyne Meath
- 96km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R700 Kilree Bennettsbridge Kilkenny
- 116km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N18 Clonmoney West Bunratty Clare
- 138km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M3 Cooksland Dunshaughlin Meath
- 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
- 90km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R712 Clifden Or Rathgarvan Clifden Kilkenny
- 112km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N6 Ballybrit Galway Galway
- 112km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N25 Kilmacree Killinick Wexford
- 89km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N17 Carrowclare Lavagh Sligo
- 111km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N13 Speenoge Burt Donegal
- 132km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M2 Raystown Ashbourne Meath
- 109km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N25 Kildermody Kilmeaden Waterford
- 129km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M11 Ashwood Lower Gorey 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.
