Over 900 people have been caught speeding around the country by Gardaí so far across the August Bank Holiday weekend.
In Donegal, one driver was caught doing 145 kp/h in a 100 kp/h zone on the N15 at Coolcholly in Ballyshannon. Nearby at Portnason, another driver was caught doing 85 kp/h in a 60kp/h zone.
In one of the worst cases, a person was detected driving 105 km/h in a 50 km/h zone at the Seapoint Promenade area of Galway.
Of the 946 drivers detected speeding, 160 of them were in the last 24 hours.
Gardaí also arrested 127 people suspected of driving under the influence.
The August Bank Holiday Weekend Roads Policing Operation was launched by gardaí at 7am on Thursday.
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.”
A total of 115 people have died on Irish roads so far this year, an increase of 12 on 2023 figures.
