Issue Date: 22/04/2025
Throughout the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend, an extensive Garda Roads Policing Operation was in place between 7am Thursday 17th April until 7am on Tuesday, 22nd April 2025.
There were three fatalities on our roads during this period and 11 serious collisions took place that resulted in 12 people receiving serious and life-threatening injuries.
Over this Bank Holiday period, An Garda Síochána carried out more than 912 Mandatory Intoxicant Testing (MIT) checkpoints. Over 4,500 breath tests and 213 oral fluid tests were performed which led to 149 arrests for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
Throughout the weekend, over 2800 drivers were detected for speeding offences.
Notable top speeds detected in each speed zone include:
• 179km/h in a 60km/h zone on R194 Granard, Co. Longford
• 165km/h in a 100 Km/h on N18 Ballinacurra (Weston), Co. Limerick
• 139km/h in a 80km/h zone on R157 Dunboyne, Co. Meath
• 125 km/h in a 50 Km/h on R394 Milltown Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath
• 110km/h in a 50 Km/h on the Naas Road Dublin 12, Co. Dublin
Fixed Charge Offences for other road offences during this period included:
• Using Mobile Phones – 225
• Unaccompanied learner drivers – over 160
• No seatbelts – 73
In addition:
• 109 vehicles were seized from learner permit holders driving unaccompanied
• 438 vehicles were seized for having no tax or insurance
An Garda Síochána continue to appeal to all road users to never drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs, to slow down and to always choose a speed that is appropriate to the driving conditions, to wear your seatbelt and keep your eyes always on the road.
