WARNING: Tipperary gardaí catch car doing shocking speed as part of operation

In the first five hours of National Slow Down Day, GoSafe checked the speed of 37,916 vehicles and detected 127 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.

Examples of high speeds include:

• 138km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M8 Clonmore South Cahir Tipperary

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.