LAST UPDATE | 23 Dec 2022

THERE IS AN increased garda presence on roads across the country as part of National Slow Down Day.

The 24-hour initiative is taking place from 7am today until 7am tomorrow.

In the first five hours of National Slow Down Day, GoSafe checked the speed of 68,326 vehicles and detected 270 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.

Motorists were caught doing the following speeds:

• 88km/h in a 50km/h Zone on Coolock Lane, Dublin 17
• 135km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N4, Ballydowd, Lucan ,Dublin
• 132km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N4, Greatdown, The Downs, Westmeath
• 94km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N25, Castleredmond, Midleton, Cork
• 117km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N71, Ballynagrumoolia, Waterfall, Cork
• 116km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N25, Kildermody, Kilmeaden, Waterford
• 110km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N24, Woodroofe, Clonmel, Tipperary
• 131km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M7, Cherryville, Kildare
• 136km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M6, Killavally, Tyrrellspass, Westmeath
• 135km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M1, Lusk, Dublin

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

To date in 2022, 156 people have died on Irish roads – up from 128 deaths last year.