188km/h in a 100km/h zone in Dublin on Bank Holiday weekend
Almost 3,000 drivers were detected exceeding speed limits over the bank holiday weekend, gardaí say.
An extensive Garda Roads Policing Operation was in place from 7am on Thursday until 7am today.
During this period, gardaí say that there was one road fatality, while fourteen serious collisions resulted in fourteen individuals sustaining severe and life-threatening injuries.
Over the course of the operation, An Garda Síochána mounted more than 830 Mandatory Intoxicant Testing (MIT) checkpoints.
We were conducting a checkpoint in Lucan when we spotted this driver without valid insurance.
Their car was seized and a fine issued. #SaferRoads pic.twitter.com/yWzojPy0zV
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) June 3, 2025
Over 4,000 breath tests and approximately 270 oral fluid tests were also carried out, leading to 167 arrests for suspected driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
Some of the highest speeds gardaí recorded included 188km/h in a 100km/h zone on the M50 at Templeogue, Dublin 24; 99km/h in a 50km/h zone on the R212 at Clones, Co. Monaghan and 114km/h in a 60km/h zone on the R147 at Dunboyne, Co Meath.
Fixed Charge Notices were issued to more than 210 people for using mobile phones, to more than 215 unaccompanied learner drivers, and more than 70 people for not wearing seatbelts.
Almost 100 vehicles were seized from learner permit holders who were driving unaccompanied
A further 380 vehicles were seized for having no tax or insurance.
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