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Motorist caught speeding at over 200km/h also failed roadside breath test

A driver has been arrested for travelling 89km/h over the speed limit on an Irish motorway. According to An Garda Síochana, speed checks were being conducted on the M4 in North Kildare recently when a car was detected travelling at a speed of ...

05 Jul 2022 at 19:56

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Ireland has lowest drink-driving checks European study finds

The levels of drink-driving checks in Ireland are among the lowest in Europe, according to a new study. The European Transport Safety Council completed the study which finds that the number of fines per head of population for a variety of ...

18 Mar 2022 at 21:00

Motoring

Heed your speed! Longford motorists take note - speed limits being cut with some rural roads going to 30km/h

Speed limits on Irish rural roads are changing with drastic cuts also planned for urban centres over the coming months. The first of these changes will come into effect on Friday, February 7, when default speed limits on rural local ...

03 Feb 2025 at 16:32

National News

Gardaí detect hundreds of drivers speeding within first 10 hours of National Slow Down Day

Gardaí have said that they detected 481 drivers speeding within the first 10 hours of National Slow Down Day. On Thursday, 7 November gardaí across the country were out in force to conduct a 24-hour national speed enforcement ...

07 Nov 2024 at 20:47

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Motorist caught speeding at over 200km/h also failed roadside breath test

05 Jul 2022 at 18:06

National News

Truck driver caught speeding near school in Roscommon hit with fine and penalty points

A truck driver has received a fine and penalty points for speeding near a school in Co Roscommon. According to An Garda Síochána, officers were carrying out a speed check when they detected the truck travelling ...

13 Mar 2024 at 14:38

National News

Learner-driver caught travelling at 200km/h on M8 motorway charged with dangerous driving

A motorist who was allegedly caught travelling at high speed on one of the busiest motorways in the country has been charged with dangerous driving, gardai have confirmed. The incident, which happened on the ...

15 Mar 2024 at 13:25

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€60 fine and two penalty points for going up to 10km over limit in new speeding laws

The Minister for Transport, Tourism, and Sport, Shane Ross TD, today announced Government approval for new laws aimed at curbing excessive speeding to reduce the number of fatalities on the nation’s roads. ...

27 Nov 2019 at 13:00

National News

211 motorists caught breaking speed limit in 24 hours

More than 200 vehicles were detected breaking the speed limit across Ireland in a 24-hour period. It came as gardai staged a national “slow day” initiative which ran from 7am Friday to 7am Saturday. The ...

22 Apr 2023 at 11:17

National News

15-year-old girl caught driving over 80mph on busy dual carriageway

Police in Derry stopped a vehicle this week driving 82mph, only to discover it was a 15 year old girl behind the wheel. The incident took place on August 7 on the Moneymore dual carriageway and the ...

10 Aug 2023 at 14:37

National News

CAUGHT: Motorist arrested after travelling at DIZZYING speed on Halloween

A motorist has been arrested for dangerous driving after Gardaí spotted a car travelling at a dizzying speed on Halloween night (October 31). Tipperary Roads Policing Unit were carrying out speed ...

01 Nov 2023 at 12:21

Motoring

Gardaí seize car of speeding unaccompanied learner driver who was also on their phone

Gardai have seized the car of an unaccompanied learner found to be driving dangerously. Cavan Roads Policing Unit (RPU) were conducting speedchecks on the N3 when they detected the driver ...

23 Apr 2022 at 19:51

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