Kilkenny motorist caught doing 142km/h in a 100km/h zone on National Slow Down Day

In the first ten hours of National Slow Down Day, GoSafe detected 261 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit

A Kilkenny motorist has found themselves to be one of 261 individuals to break the speed limit in the first ten hours of National Slow Down Day.

The coordinated day-of-action, which took place on Thursday, February 29, targets speed offences and is aimed at reducing the number of people being killed on roads in Ireland.

In the first 59 days of 2024, 36 people have been killed in fatal road traffic collisions on Irish roads. That is four more lives than on this day last year.

The Kilkenny driver was caught doing speeds of 142km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N25 at Kilmakevoge, Glenmore, County Kilkenny.

Some other speeds detected include:

• 87km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R135 Coolshannagh Monaghan Monaghan

• 113km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R354 Lackagh Beg Turloughmore Galway

• 70km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Church Street Ballinasloe Galway

• 104km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N2 Knockronaghan Emyvale Monaghan

• 127km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N20 Ballymartin Blarney Cork

• 127km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N25 Adamstown Kilmeaden Waterford

• 99km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N6 Baile An Phoill Gaillimh Gaillimh

• 73km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N59 Lecarrow Crossmolina Mayo

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

• 96km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R148 Kilmurry Enfield Meath