Issue Date: 21/12/2024
Since our Slow Down Day operation began at 7am on yesterday morning, Friday 20th December 2024,
An Garda Síochána detected 630 drivers travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.
Of those detections, 281 drivers were intercepted by Gardaí.
While this is a welcome reduction on detection rates during previous National Slow Down Days and An Garda Síochána appreciates the public’s role in this, we continue to ask that drivers are mindful of the need to slow down especially over the busy Christmas period.
Examples of the high speeds detected include:
73km/h in a 50km/h zone on Pontoon Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
82km/h in a 60km/h zone on the R838, Cookstown, Dublin 24
108km/h in a 80km/h zone on the N6, Baile An Phoill, Gaillimh
136km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N18 Ballinacurra Weston, Co. Limerick
There is no Garda spokesperson available.
