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06 Sept 2025

Inishowen gardai urge motorists to slow down

Number of vehicles caught speeding

A number of high-speed detections has led gardaí in Buncrana to call on motorists to slow down.

Three vehicles were detected by roads police travelling more than 20km/h in excess of the legal speed limit.

One vehicle was doing 123km/h in a 100km/h speed zone on the N13 and two others were clocked at 73km/h and 71km/h in a 50km/h speed zone in Carndonagh.

All three motorists will be fined, gardaí said.

A spokesperson said: “We urge all road users to:

  • Slow down and ensure that you remain within the legal speed limit at all times.
  • Ensure that you and any passengers you have are wearing your seatbelts.
  • Do not use/hold a mobile phone while driving.
  • Our priority is to keep people safe, and we urge all road users to please make responsible decisions in relation to road safety.
  • By making responsible decisions, you will help save lives.”

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