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# slow down

This year
2023
Massive overhaul of Irish speed limits will see 30 km/h maximum on many roads
A report by
Jane Matthews and Christine Bohan
Increased driver penalties have been recommended to Government to enforce proposed speed limit changes.
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Sep 14th 2023, 12:05 AM
Speed limits to be lowered by 20 km/h on many roads under new government plans
The plans come following a significant spike in road deaths this year.
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Sep 6th 2023, 8:30 AM
Last year
2022
Gardaí clamp down on speeding ahead of bank holiday weekend with 24-hour enforcement campaign
Gardai revealed that on their weekend observations, 93% of cars broke the speed limit.
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Jun 2nd 2022, 1:59 PM
All time
Nearly 1,000 drivers caught breaking the speed limit during national 'Slow Down Day'
Over a 24-hour period,150,605 vehicles were checked.
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Mar 27th 2021, 12:22 PM
Driver caught speeding at 173km/h on N7
Gardaí are urging people to slow down this weekend.
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May 24th 2020, 3:55 PM
More than 1,000 drivers caught speeding on national ‘Slow Down Day'
Officers had been checking cars over a 24-hour period.
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May 23rd 2020, 1:01 PM
'Lowering speed is crucial': Gardaí detect motorist driving 138km/h in an 80km/h zone
The driver was detected speeding during An Garda Síochána’s National Slow Down Day today.
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Oct 18th 2019, 8:08 PM
'154km/h in 100 zone': Gardaí catch 304 drivers above speed limit on national slow down day
Over the 24-hour period, gardaí and GoSafe checked a total of 195,768 vehicles.
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May 25th 2019, 2:03 PM
More than 400 drivers caught speeding on St Stephen's Day
Gardaí had asked drivers to slow down as speeding is a major factor in fatal collisions.
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Dec 27th 2018, 12:37 PM
Gardaí to deploy two speed vans after a number of serious incidents on M7 in Kildare
In recent months, 32 motorists have been prosecuted for dangerous driving between junctions 8 and 11 on the M7.
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Nov 23rd 2018, 4:43 PM
177km in a 120 zone: 276 motorists caught speeding on National Slow Down Day
Over 100,000 cars were checked, but only a small number were speeding.
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Oct 20th 2018, 11:29 AM
Gardaí catch 133 vehicles over the speed limit so far on National Slow Day
The 24-hour operation remains in place until 7am tomorrow.
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Oct 19th 2018, 6:08 PM
Annual house price growth in Dublin slows to 2.7% as average three bed semi now costs €443,333
Experts have said the Central Bank’s lending restrictions are behind the slowdown.
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Sep 24th 2018, 7:47 AM
'D4 is now D30': Signs put up around Dublin to 'promote benefits' of 30km speed limit
Dublin City Council said it is aiming to encourage Dubliners to get out and be more active.
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Aug 27th 2018, 2:06 PM
Gardaí stop driver who was going 158kph on 100kph road
The speed limit on the road is 100kmph.
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Jul 21st 2018, 3:10 PM
Gardaí out in force for 24-hour slow down operation
Some 87 roads policing members have been newly appointed and this is due to increase to 150 by the end of the year.
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May 25th 2018, 9:25 AM
Drivers warned of 'sudden hailstone showers' ahead of severe weather forecast
Met Eireann have issued several wind and snow-ice warnings for this afternoon.
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Jan 31st 2018, 11:59 AM
Apple admits it slows down some older iPhones - but says it has a good reason for doing it
Theories have often abounded that older phones would become obsolete automatically.
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Dec 21st 2017, 6:21 PM
Gardaí called after motorist verbally abused school traffic warden
Fingal County Council is urging motorists in the vicinity of local schools to slow down.
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Sep 10th 2017, 4:02 PM
Speed cameras in Port Tunnel catching 250 drivers on a monthly basis
The average speed cameras at the tunnel came into force in May.
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Aug 6th 2017, 6:50 AM
Driver to face court after gardaí clock car travelling at over 190 km/h
Traffic officers also dealt with a souped-up motorbike in Wicklow this afternoon.
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Jul 18th 2017, 3:08 PM
These areas will have the speed limits on their roads reduced to 30km/hr this week
The expansion will come into effect from midnight on Tuesday 30 May.
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May 29th 2017, 6:30 AM
Gardaí catch driver travelling 51km/h over the limit in crackdown on speeding
Gardaí said the speed of 34,000 vehicles were checked this morning all across the country.
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May 26th 2017, 12:53 PM
30km speed limit rolled out on further roads across Dublin city
“We are confident that this will save lives,” said Dublin City Council engineer Andy Walsh.
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Mar 31st 2017, 7:53 AM
Drivers in Dublin and Cork most likely to have broken speed limits recently
According to a survey by TheAA, Dublin and Cork had the highest number of drivers who broke the speed limit in the past month.
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Feb 26th 2017, 10:51 AM
Gardaí caught a driver going 148kph on a foggy 100kph stretch of road this morning
Gardaí in Naas also caught a motorist driving at 185kph.
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Feb 19th 2017, 4:36 PM
Limerick teen arrested for driving scrambler on footpath on St Stephen's day
Gardaí confirmed there were a lot of pedestrians in the area ahead of the Munster vs. Leinster rugby match.
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Dec 28th 2016, 2:18 PM
30km/h speed limit approved for some Dublin city roads
Councillor Ciaran Cuffe said there is strong academic evidence that this move can save lives.
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Dec 6th 2016, 9:04 AM
Driver caught speeding in Cork... at nearly 150 miles per hour
The incident happened yesterday on the M8 motorway near Fermoy.
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Nov 26th 2016, 7:26 AM
The AA thinks they're 'ridiculous', but Dublin City Council stands firm on 30km speed limits
Dublin City Council plans to expand the 30km/hr speed limit across further areas of the city.
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Nov 23rd 2016, 12:49 PM
These are the areas in Ireland with the slowest and fastest broadband speeds
The slowest is Legan in Longford, while the fastest is Drimnagh in Dublin 12.
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Nov 15th 2016, 6:03 AM
341 drivers caught speeding in 24-hour garda crackdown
Gardaí have thanked the tens of thousands of drivers on Irish roads who were found to be compliant.
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Oct 22nd 2016, 1:35 PM
Breakdown: These are the speeds of drivers caught over the speed limit since 7am
The most notable detections were in Mayo, Cork, Donegal, Kerry, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Wexford, Clare and Limerick.
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Oct 21st 2016, 10:48 PM
Groundbreaking new 'speed over distance' speed cameras for Port Tunnel
With the new system drivers will be clocked at both ends of the tunnel.
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Jun 9th 2016, 12:15 PM
Gardaí are carrying out a national speed operation for the next 24 hours
High visibility speed enforcement will be carried out in all 1,031 speed enforcement zones.
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May 27th 2016, 8:37 AM
There are now over 350 new speed enforcement zones on Irish roads nationwide... *
* Or there will be from next Friday. That’s an increase of almost 50% following a major Garda expansion programme.
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May 21st 2016, 7:20 AM
91% of culpable drivers in car crashes caused by speed were men
One third of fatal Irish road crashes were caused by speed.
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Apr 28th 2016, 3:01 PM
Crackdown: Gardaí clocked these cars breaking speed limits by almost double
Officers are urging drivers to slow down.
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Feb 22nd 2016, 10:15 PM
Gardaí clocked a car doing 208km per hour last night
The driver will now have to appear in Naas court in February.
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Jan 31st 2016, 3:47 PM
This technology could be installed in your car to restrict your speed
Irish MEP Deirdre Clune said the drivers should be rewarded for using the car system that can automatically limit the speed of the vehicle.
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Nov 10th 2015, 11:47 AM
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