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Cars detected travelling at excessive speeds on the M1. Twitter

August bank holiday: Gardaí detect 160 drink and drug drivers and a motorist clocked at 203 km/h

Four people died on the country’s roads over the weekend with 10 people suffering serious injuries.

OVER THE BANK holiday weekend, gardaí stopped 105 motorists for suspected drink driving as well as 55 suspected drug driving offences.

In addition, gardaí detected 2,624 instances of excessive speed over the weekend with one motorist clocked at over 200 km/h. 

Four people died on the country’s roads over the weekend with 10 people suffering serious injuries. There were no fatalities on the same weekend last year. 

“We are deeply saddened by the tragedy seen on our roads at the weekend. I want to take this opportunity to send our condolences to all of those affected,” Assistant Commissioner Paula Hilman said. 

An Garda Síochána views any road death as one too many and we will continue to work together with our partners in road safety to reduce road deaths.

The senior garda added that some of the practices by motorists that was observed by gardaí is unacceptable: “The level of endangerment we encountered over the weekend is not acceptable. Despite our best efforts to proactively engage and educate drivers, too many are still taking chances and putting people’s lives at risk.”

Gardaí from divisions across the country detected drivers under the influence of alcohol or one or more illegal drugs. 

In Monaghan, gardaí observed a car performing “donuts” at Tyholland with the driver arrested after a short pursuit. 

In Ballyshannon, Co Donegal gardaí arrested a motorist at a checkpoint who tested positive for cocaine and cannabis. 

At the N81 dual carriageway in Tallaght in Dublin, seven arrests were made for intoxicated driving offences, four who tested positive for alcohol and three for illegal drugs.

A number of vehicles were detected travelling at very high speed, with one motorist in Clare travelling at 197 km/h and a motorist on the M1 motorway in Louth driving at 203 km/h. 

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    Mute M
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    Aug 6th 2020, 10:32 PM

    The Passat flying back over the border will be grand.

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    Mute Pat Kelly
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    Aug 7th 2020, 12:48 PM

    @M: just get rid of Bank holiday’s altogether they dont means anything anymore and people just lose there minds which an extra day off !

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    Mute Glen Holmes
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    Aug 7th 2020, 4:04 PM

    @Pat Kelly: Move them to Wednesdays, done.

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    Mute Da_Dell
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    Aug 6th 2020, 10:50 PM

    They give the numbers of caught, how many were checked and what percentage then were breaking the law, Bet the drink and drug percentage be similar to if they checked those leaving Leinster House.

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    Mute T Dawg
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    Aug 6th 2020, 11:03 PM

    @Da_Dell: good one

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    Aug 7th 2020, 12:59 AM

    @T Dawg: might even turn up a cache of poppers !

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    Mute BriP75
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    Aug 7th 2020, 8:01 AM

    @Da_Dell: no nó no the héadach is not worth it

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    Mute Tom Jones
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    Aug 6th 2020, 10:34 PM

    Wonder if he could have got better speed in the dry. Maybe next time

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    Aug 6th 2020, 10:40 PM

    @Tom Jones: hopefully it will be along before they get to sit behind the wheel again.

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    Mute barry moore
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    Aug 6th 2020, 10:40 PM

    @barry moore:* time

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    Mute PMG
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    Aug 6th 2020, 11:07 PM

    F in lunatics , that would cause some damage in a crash , unbelievable ejits that shouldn’t be allowed hold any driving licence,
    Judge should lock them up for a month for every km they where over the limit

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    Aug 6th 2020, 11:35 PM

    @PMG: just don’t crash.

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    Mute Its Me
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    Aug 6th 2020, 10:58 PM

    Is there any chance we can have some good news please? All doom and gloom.

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    Aug 7th 2020, 1:01 AM

    @Its Me: liverpool won the premier league. Will that suffice?

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    Mute Stephen Foster
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    Aug 7th 2020, 1:09 AM

    @Paul Gorry: He said GOOD news…..

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    Aug 7th 2020, 1:14 AM

    @Stephen Foster: well that’s UNFORTUNATE for you.

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    Mute Paul Reid
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    Aug 6th 2020, 10:43 PM

    Absolute recklessness

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    Mute DJ Dave Wexford
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    Aug 6th 2020, 11:26 PM

    Yer man who got caught doing donuts in Monaghan was only giving out on here a few months ago about the price of them in Dublin

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    Mute Seán O Ciara BA/ PDE
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    Aug 6th 2020, 11:17 PM

    Long bans for them all.

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    Mute Michael Clinton
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    Aug 6th 2020, 10:42 PM

    Nothing like a ban and unachievable insurance costs as well as loosing jobs to cure stupidly.

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    Mute Da_Dell
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    Aug 6th 2020, 10:46 PM

    @Michael Clinton: or they just continue to drive with nothing

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    Aug 6th 2020, 11:17 PM

    @Da_Dell:
    Unfortunately you are right.

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    Aug 7th 2020, 12:38 AM

    @Michael Clinton: why not sure, nothing more to lose, it goes on.

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    Aug 7th 2020, 12:47 AM

    Would love to see estimated stopping distance for vehicle travelling at 223 km/h on a wet + greasy road – God help anything popping up in front of it.

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    Aug 7th 2020, 12:56 AM

    @Pat O’Leary: depends on the vehicle, some sports cars would stop quicker than a normal car at 60, best way to try yourself, no debating then.

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    Aug 7th 2020, 12:57 AM

    @Pat O’Leary: no point in bringing religion into it either !

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    Mute Gerard Heery
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    Aug 6th 2020, 10:49 PM

    Wish I could afford a car that does that kind of speed

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    Aug 6th 2020, 11:56 PM

    103 over motorway speed limit is 223 not 203 as the headline says

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    Aug 7th 2020, 12:09 AM

    @dstaffx: parts of some motorways have a 100kmph speed limit.

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    Aug 7th 2020, 12:17 AM

    @Kendra Jackson: the picture implies 223. So that’s what it was.

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    Mute Da_Dell
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    Aug 7th 2020, 12:37 AM

    @Kendra Jackson: then its not motorway.

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    Aug 7th 2020, 1:07 AM

    wrong

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    Mute dstaffx
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    Aug 7th 2020, 7:07 AM

    @Kendra Jackson: not on the M3

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    Aug 7th 2020, 7:39 AM

    @Da_Dell: pretty sure the M50 is a motorway.

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    Aug 7th 2020, 8:03 AM

    There is a simple rule about speeding
    DON’T GET CAUGHT
    or be related to a gov minister

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    Aug 6th 2020, 11:16 PM

    Here we go, country is fukced.

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    Mute David Duffy
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    Aug 7th 2020, 2:08 AM

    OK, someone please answer: did the people die from speeding?

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    Mute Anthony Burke
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    Aug 7th 2020, 8:17 AM

    No not in this instance but you must see the problem with your comment here.

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    Aug 7th 2020, 8:30 AM

    @David Duffy: it’s not the speeding that will kill you, it’s the stopping.

    (unless you start approaching the speed of light maybe)

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    Aug 7th 2020, 12:30 AM

    Absolutely shocking figures. Should be trebled at least.

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    Aug 7th 2020, 12:36 AM

    @Paul Gorry: excellent:-). Have ya seen other articles, good to see some of em are just like ordinary joe soaps :-)

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    Aug 6th 2020, 11:35 PM

    @DJ Dave Wexford Kudos
    That is class .Ha Ha Ha .

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    Mute ed w
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    Aug 7th 2020, 7:39 AM

    just checking the speedo calibration officer honest.

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    Aug 7th 2020, 9:46 AM

    “suspected”

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    Mute Pauline Gallagher
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    Aug 7th 2020, 2:28 PM

    See these bad articles that speed? that is why i cant stand those facebook pages warning of checkpoints and speed vans in your area. I NEVER flash at drivers to warn them that there is a speed van ahead. If they are breaking the speed limit, thats their problem!

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