GARDAÍ HAVE DETECTED 946 drivers breaking the speed limit this bank holiday weekend, with 160 incidents in the last 24 hours. 

“Alarmingly, one road user was detected in the Seapoint Promenade area of Co Galway travelling 105km/h in a 50km/h zone,” a Garda spokesperson said. 

In the past 24 hours, a driver on the North Road, Drogheda, Co Louth, was detected driving 91km/h in a 60km/h zone, a driver on the South Ring Road in Co Cork was detected driving 134km/h in a 100km/h zone and a driver on the M7 in Ladytown, Naas, Co Kildare, was detected driving 147km/h in a 120km/h zone.

On top of the speeding incidents, An Garda Síochána said there have been 127 arrests of people suspected of driving under the influence of an intoxicant, including 46 between 7am on Sunday and 7am this morning. 

“Sadly, there was one further fatal road traffic collisions in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to two throughout the course of this policing operation,” the spokesperson said.

115 people have died on Irish roads so far this year, an increase of 12 on 2023 figures.

Speaking this morning, Inspector Peter Gilsenan said, “While we have seen generally good levels of compliance at Garda checkpoints across the country, we have still detected people driving at unacceptable speeds and partaking in extremely dangerous driving behaviour such as drug and drink driving.

“Whether there is a road safety operation in place or not, our message never changes – for the sake of yourselves and all road users, please slow down and drive safely. Do not use your phone when driving and never drive under the influence of an intoxicant.”  

An Garda Síochána said it will continue to monitor and conduct checkpoints on roads around the country.