High speeds detected at Mullingar and Tyrrellspass

National Slow Down Day – 7am Tuesday February 28 to 7am Wednesday March 1

In a statement this morning gardaí have said that in the first two hours of National Slow Down Day, GoSafe checked the speed of 36,679 vehicles and detected 69 travelling in excess of the speed limit.

A vehicle going at 138kmh in a 120kmh zone on the M6 at Killavally, Tyrrellspass, and one going at 120kmh in a 100kmh Zone on the N4 Culleen Beg, Mullingar, were among those.

Examples of high speeds include:

117kmh in a 50kmh Zone on the N6 Baile An Phoill, Gaillimh

77kmh in a 60kmh Zone on the Castleblaney Rd, Carrickmacross, Monaghan

122kmh in a 80kmh Zone on the N4 Doddsborough, Lucan, Dublin

121kmh in a 100kmh Zone on the N21 Rineroe, Adare, Limerick

138kmh in a 120kmh Zone on the M6 Killavally, Tyrrellspass, Westmeath

76kmh in a 50kmh Zone on the Limerick Road, Mallow, Cork

75kmh in a 50kmh Zone on the Castletown Road, Dundalk, Louth

113kmh in a 80kmh Zone on the R445 Greatheath, Portlaoise, Laois

66kmh in a 50kmh Zone on the Skehard Road, Cork

63kmh in a 50kmh Zone on the R561 Castledrum, Castlemaine, Kerry

72kmh in a 60kmh Zone on the R515 Garrynderk South, Kilmallock, Limerick

120kmh in a 100kmh Zone on the N18 Clonmoney West, Bunratty, Clare

120kmh in a 100kmh Zone on the N4 Culleen Beg, Mullingar,

113kmh in a 100kmh Zone on the N15 Drumnagahan, Donegal

An Garda Síochána appeal to drivers to comply with speed limits in order to reduce the number of speed related collisions, save lives and reduce injuries on the roads.