Drivers clocked way above speed limit in Offaly towns as gardaí crackdown

Gardaí have caught two speeding drivers in Offaly during the first five hours of a 24 hour National Slow Down Day.

This morning, GoSafe checked the speed of 40,917 vehicles and detected 209 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.

Gardaí said an example of motorists "putting themselves and others at risk" included a driver in Kilcormac who was clocked doing 81km/h in a 50km/h zone on Bridge Street.

Another driver was caught at 78km/h in a 50km/h zone on Church Street in Clara.

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.