REVEALED: Drivers in Kildare included among worst speeding offences in Ireland on National Slow Down Day

An Garda Síochána and GoSafe recorded a total of 755 detections for speeding during National Slow Down Day, and two drivers in Kildare made the list of some of the country's worst speeders. 

The initiative ran from 7am on Friday, April 19, 2024 to 7am on Saturday, April 20 2024.

During the 24 hours of National Slow Down Day, GoSafe checked the speeds of 163,146 vehicles, and detected 225 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.

The speeding Kildare drivers included: 98km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R448 Inchaquire, Athy, Kildare and 95km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R418 Aghanure, Athy, Kildare.

During the same timeframe, Gardaí conducting high-visibility speed checks across the country intercepted 530 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.

The aim of National Slow Down Day, which is supported by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), is to promote safer driving practices among motorists and to encourage all of society to work with us to help prevent road traffic collisions and to ultimately keep communities safe.

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

Examples of motorists putting themselves and others at risk over the 24-hour period are:

• 194km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N25 Loughaderry, Castlemartyr, Cork

• 132km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N13 Teevickmoy, Stranorlar, Donegal

• 127km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N13 Listellian, Letterkenny, Donegal

• 127km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N2 Annamarran, Carrickmacross, Monaghan

• 124km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N25 Kilmacthomas, Waterford

• 121km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N21 Rineroe, Adare, Limerick

• 121km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N11 Mt Kennedy Demesne, Newtownmountkennedy, Wicklow

• 117km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N4 Culleen Beg, Mullingar, Westmeath

• 115km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N18 Clonmoney West, Bunratty, Clare

• 115km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N17 Lurga Upper, Charlestown, Mayo

• 115km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N5 Ballymiles, Swinford, Mayo

• 109km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R314 Rathroeen, Ballina, Mayo

• 108km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R158 Readstown, Trim, Meath

• 102km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R772 Moyne Lower, Enniscorthy, Wexford

• 99km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N55 Lissoy, Glasson, Westmeath

• 98km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R448 Inchaquire, Athy, Kildare

• 95km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R418 Aghanure, Athy, Kildare

• 84km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R139 Belcamp, Dublin 17

• 81km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N4 Drishoge, Carrick-On-Shannon, Roscommon

• 77km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the Monaghan Road, Castleblayney, Monaghan

• 112km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Main Street, Charleville, Cork

• 87km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Swords Road, Dublin 9

• 78km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N84 Castlequarter, Cloonboo, Galway

• 69km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the James Larkin Road, Dublin 5

• 65km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Main Street, Williamstown, Galway

• 64km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Dublin Road, Kilkenny

• 63km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Monivea Road, Galway

• 60km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R742 Parknacross, Courtown, Wexford