A NUMBER OF motorists were caught speeding last night as gardaí carried out speed checks.

Fermoy Traffic Unit spotted one motorist driving at 172 kph on the M8. The driver is now due to receive a summons for dangerous driving.

Fermoy Traffic Unit detected 172kph on M8 last night. Heavy traffic at the time. Summons for dangerous driving to follow. Please slow down pic.twitter.com/pVQGcdMzDT
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) October 8, 2016

An Garda Síochána / Twitter

Meanwhile in Limerick, six separate drivers were detected speeding in a space of just 90 minutes.

The speeds ranged from 142 kph to 157 kph.

A fixed charge penalty notice of €80 and three penalty points were given out.

Limerick speed check last night Patrickswell m/way. 6 drivers detected in 90 minutes- lowest speed 142kph highest 157kph. FCPN €80 +3pts pic.twitter.com/EyM5M93ptc
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) October 8, 2016

An Garda Síochána / Twitter

Read: Gardaí catch learner driver doing 159km/hour in Limerick>

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