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National: Motorists urged to slow down as 24-hour operation targeting 'speed epidemic' begins

MOTORISTS across the country are being advised that gardai will be out in force this Monday as part of a 24-hour clampdown on speeding offences. National Slow Down Day, which began at 7am, will continue until 7am on Tuesday and will see gardai ...

04 Sept 2023 at 09:16

National News

National: More than 800 drivers caught speeding during National Slow Down Day

MORE than 800 drivers are to receive fines and penalty points after they were caught speeding during a major garda clampdown. During Operation Slow Down, which ran from 7am on Monday to 7am on Tuesday, the speed of more than 150,000 vehicles ...

05 Sept 2023 at 16:27

National News

Arrests made as over 900 drivers are caught speeding during National Slow Down Day

A number of arrests were made and more than 900 vehicles were caught speeding during a 24-hour clampdown, gardai have confirmed. In an update, issued this Friday lunchtime, gardai confirmed they arrested three drivers on suspicion of ...

01 Mar 2024 at 14:02

National News

REVEALED: Fewer than 0.5% of vehicles checked on Slow Down Day caught speeding

Fewer than half a percent of vehicles checked as part of National Slow Down Day were caught speeding. According to a Garda report posted on X (formerly Twitter), GoSafe checked the speed of 120,603 vehicles in the 24 hours of the ...

17 Nov 2023 at 10:09

National News

Driver caught more than 30kmh over speed limit in Dublin for National Slow Down Day

A driver has been caught travelling 111kmh in a 80kmh zone in Dublin this morning as part of the National Slow Down Day. National Slow Down Day is a Garda operation, urging drivers to stay safe on Irish roads and comply with the ...

19 Apr 2024 at 11:49

National News

Gardaí call on motorists nationwide to support 'National Slow Down Day' on Friday

An Garda Síochána is calling on all motorists to support this Friday’s 24hr nationwide operation targeting speed, known as ‘Slow Down Day’ to make Irish roads safer for all road users. The aim of the operation, which is ...

18 Apr 2024 at 07:51

Local News

One speeding vehicle detected so far on National Slow Down Day in Donegal

In the first two hours of National Slow Down Day, GoSafe checked the speed of 36,679 vehicles and detected 69 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit. One of these was detected on the N15 in the ...

28 Feb 2023 at 10:15

National News

'Slow down' garda speed enforcement day in operation for next 24 hours

Motorists have been warned to slow down on road across the country for the next 24 hours as gardaí clampdown on speeding drivers. January of this year saw the highest number of road deaths in the past ten years. ...

28 Feb 2023 at 09:47

National News

Hundreds of drivers caught speeding on National Slow Down Day

A total of 628 cars were caught speeding on National Slow Down Day, February 28 with some drivers caught doing twice the speed limit. During National Slow Down Day from 7am to 7pm, GoSafe checked the speed of ...

01 Mar 2023 at 09:54

National News

Gardaí spot just 34 speeding vehicles in first two hours of National Slow Down Day

Just 34 vehicles have been caught speeding in the first couple of hours of National Slow Down Day. According to An Garda Síochána, 21 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit were detected ...

19 Apr 2024 at 10:37

National News

Driver travelling over DOUBLE the speed limit in 50km/h zone caught by Gardaí in Cork

Gardaí have caught a motorist travelling over double the speed limit in a 50km/h zone as part of National Slow Down Day. Eighty one speeding vehicles were detected in the first five hours of the roads ...

19 Apr 2024 at 12:57

National News

ALERT: Dozens of motorists caught speeding during first five hours of Slow Down Day

More than 70 motorists were caught speeding, at locations across the country, during the first five hours of National Slow Down Day, gardai have revealed. A number of notable detections have been ...

02 Sept 2024 at 13:43

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