Issue Date: 27/02/2025
An Garda Síochána, supported by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and other stakeholders, conducted a national speed enforcement operation - National #Slowdown Day – which ran for 24 hours from 00:00 to 23:59 yesterday, Wednesday 26th February 2025.
There were no fatalities reported as a result of road traffic collisions, during this time.
For the 24-hour duration of the operation, members of An Garda Síochána, along with GoSafe Mobile and Static Safety Cameras, detected a total of 800 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limits.
The highest speed detected was 164km/h in a 120km/h zone.
Notable high speeds detected included:
- 148km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N3, Lisgrea, Virginia, Co. Cavan • 134km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N52, Durrow Demesne, Tullamore, Co. Offaly • 131km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N11, Timmore, Newcastle, Co. Wicklow • 93km/h in an 80km/h Zone on the R148, Ballynadrumny, Broadford, Co. Kildare • 90km/h in an 80km/h Zone on the R188, Drumnagran, Cootehill, Co. Cavan • 75km/h in a 60km/h Zone on Monaghan Road, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan • 73km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R293, Toobrackan, Ballaghadereen, Co. Roscommon • 69km/h in a 50km/h Zone on Clare Street, Limerick, Co. Limerick • 69km/h in a 50km/h Zone on Cusack Road, Ennis, Co. Clare
Speeding remains one of the leading causes of road traffic collisions. It is a significant contributor to the amount of collisions that result in fatal and serious injuries each year.
Yesterday’s National #Slowdown Day was the first speed enforcement operation since the introduction, on Friday 7th February 2025, of a new default 60km/h speed limit on many rural local roads, replacing the previous default 80km/h limit.
An Garda Síochána conducts a number of high profile National #SlowDown Days every year.
The aim of National #SlowDown Days is to remind motorists of the dangers of speeding, encourage a national conversation on the impact of speeding, to increase overall compliance with speed limits in place nationwide and to deter and detect those that are intent on driving at excessive or inappropriate speed.
