Issue Date: 4th September 2023
Since 7:00am this morning, GoSafe checked the speed of 142,796 vehicles and detected 310 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.
Examples of high speeds include:
• 99km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R267 Magheracar Bundoran Donegal
• 79km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R810 Mount Brown Dublin8 Dublin
• 121km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N2 Drumcaw Monaghan Monaghan
• 161km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N53 Philipstown Dundalk Louth
• 155km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M6 Killavally Tyrrellspass Westmeath
• 134km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N11 Timmore Newcastle Wicklow
• 154km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M6 Killavally Tyrrellspass Westmeath
• 151km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M8 Ballinglanna North Kilworth Cork
• 119km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N2 Mooretown Slane Meath
• 142km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M7 Meelick Portlaoise Laois
• 141km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M9 Ballygeardra Knocktopher Kilkenny
• 115km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N25 Begerin (Loftus) New Ross Wexford
• 139km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M18 Ballyline Crusheen Clare
• 130km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N21 Dooneen Castleisland Kerry
• 72km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Clones Road Butler's Bridge Cavan
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.
