# Speeding

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# Penalty Points

Driver caught doing 156kph in 80kph zone

The motorist was caught by gardaí in Dublin today.

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Aug 10th 2018, 10:47 PM

# Penalty Points

The more you break the speed limit the more you'll be punished under new law

Transport Minister Shane Ross said he hopes to have a general scheme for the legislation ready by Christmas.

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Aug 5th 2018, 12:05 AM

# Enforcement

Some 211 vehicles caught speeding in 24-hour national slow down operation

Gardaí and GoSafe checked 132,188 vehicles for speeding.

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May 26th 2018, 11:48 AM

# snapshot

Doing 139kmph in a 50-zone in Tipperary: Figures on speeding in Ireland

One road safety report found that excessive speed was a contributory factor in one-third of all fatal collisions.

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May 23rd 2018, 2:50 PM

# M9

Driver in Carlow caught doing 176kmph, with no insurance and tests positive for cocaine

Gardaí were patrolling the roads in Kerry, Limerick, Wexford and Kildare over the weekend.

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May 20th 2018, 2:13 PM

# Gardaí

Cannabis worth €38k found after driver stopped in Tipperary for speeding

Gardaí stopped the 39-year-old driver who was travelling along the M8 yesterday after 3pm.

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Apr 15th 2018, 2:04 PM

# Gardaí

Learner driver (18) arrested in Naas for doing 180km/h

The teenager was travelling along the M9 this morning when Gardaí stopped him.

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Apr 14th 2018, 12:51 PM

# Speeding

All young drivers 'should have tracking devices installed to reduce car insurance costs'

Junior Minister Michael D’Arcy said young people are choosing to pay higher premiums rather than have the devices installed in their cars.

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Apr 7th 2018, 8:00 AM

# speed

Gardaí aren't replacing their 'robot' speed vans - meaning fewer checks on Irish roads

It follows a recommendation from the Garda Inspectorate that the vehicles should not be replaced.

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Feb 1st 2018, 6:05 AM

# Clare

Councillor who falsely nominated another driver in speeding case has driving ban lifted

Ennis Circuit Court was told the ban would put Alan O’Callaghan’s fuel enterprise out of business.

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Jan 29th 2018, 7:07 PM

# Speeding

Car caught speeding twice in less than half an hour in two different Clare towns

Gardaí said that the driver was fined for both offences.

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Jan 11th 2018, 9:53 PM

# Shane Ross

'The system is too lenient': Speeding drivers could face a ban even on first offence

Shane Ross said he wants a sliding scale to be brought in.

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Jan 2nd 2018, 2:10 PM

# Fixed charge notice

Judge says Fianna Fáil councillor 'wriggled like a worm at the end of a hook' and told 'a pack of lies'

Alan O’Callaghan was faced with a fixed charge penalty notice prosecution.

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Nov 3rd 2017, 8:33 PM

# Your Say

Poll: How often do you break the speed limit?

Gardaí checked the speed of over 140,000 vehicles yesterday.

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Oct 21st 2017, 9:44 AM

# lunch crunch

Poll: Have you ever been caught speeding?

Give it to us straight. Be honest.

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Oct 20th 2017, 12:45 PM

# national slowdown day

A 24 hour Garda operation to get drivers to slow down is about to kick off

The operation will take place as Met Éireann has issued status red and yellow wind and rain warnings for areas across the country.

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Oct 20th 2017, 6:15 AM

# crackdown

Motorists caught speeding at 170 kph and learner driver tests positive for cocaine and cannabis

Gardaí also found vehicles with no insurance or tax and in one instance – the NCT was expired by seven years.

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Oct 1st 2017, 3:10 PM

# fake disabled pass

Drivers have been acting the absolute goat on Ireland's roads in the last 24 hours

Faked insurance discs, a doctored disabled pass, and rampant speeding are just some of the offences the road traffic corps have been battling.

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Sep 27th 2017, 10:54 AM

# slow down

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

# fast lane

Port Tunnel: Gardaí catch same vehicle speeding 3 times in 19 day-period

The highest speed recorded by the Port Tunnel’s new speed cameras is 132 km/h.

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Jun 23rd 2017, 8:10 PM

# limits

Motorist charged for driving at 195 kph and testing positive for cocaine and cannabis

The bike the motorist was driving had no licence and the driver was not insured.

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Jun 1st 2017, 11:12 PM

# Speeding

Speed cameras in Port Tunnel going live from midnight

The fixed charge penalty for speeding currently is an €80 fine and three penalty points.

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May 31st 2017, 9:30 PM

# caught rapid

Bus driver caught doing 20 km/h over the speed limit by unmarked garda car

National Slow Down Day was held on Friday to encourage drivers to slow down.

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May 28th 2017, 4:30 PM

# push it to the limit

'171km in 120 zone': Gardaí catch 226 drivers above the speed limit on national slow down day

The vast majority of motorists checked respected the speed limit for national slow down day.

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May 27th 2017, 11:57 AM

# Speeding

Gardaí will be out checking in force today as part of Operation Slow Down

The initiative last year saw 927 people caught for speeding.

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May 26th 2017, 6:10 AM

# Dublin

Van caught breaking red lights and forcing cars into bus lane while speeding at 100kph in 60 zone

It happened on Sarsfield Quay area of Dublin 7 in the early hours of this morning.

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May 7th 2017, 3:15 PM

# lunch crunch

Poll: Should fines for speeding be linked to how much you earn?

Your daily bite-sized ballot break.

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Apr 26th 2017, 12:45 PM

# Speeding

Man (23) pleads guilty to dangerous driving that caused best friend's death

The Dublin driver was travelling at up to twice the legal speed limit, the court heard today.

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Mar 20th 2017, 4:52 PM

# Buncrana

Car caught speeding at 104 km per hour in 60 kilometre zone overnight in heavy rain

Gardaí are warning drivers to slow down and be safe this St Patrick’s Day.

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Mar 17th 2017, 2:25 PM

# slow down

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

# slow down

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

# Speeding

Driver arrested after caught speeding at 187 km per hour in 120 zone on wet road

Meanwhile, a driver in Newbridge was found travelling at almost twice the speed limit.

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Feb 17th 2017, 9:53 PM

# out in force

Cars seized and court ordered for drivers found speeding, texting and with no seat belts on children

One driver was found texting on their mobile while driving at 157km in a 100km zone.

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Feb 15th 2017, 9:37 PM

# Donegal

Driver arrested after failing to stop for speeding and crashing into ditch

The driver will appear in court at a later date.

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Jan 25th 2017, 9:34 PM

# court dates

Motorists caught five times over drink driving limit and driving past checkpoints

The two drivers were detected by Naas Traffic Corps.

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Dec 29th 2016, 2:50 PM

# out in force

Clamp down on speeding and drink driving with one motorist caught at 168 kph

Gardaí have also arrested a number of drink drivers.

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Dec 28th 2016, 10:13 AM

# drink driving

Gardaí out in force for Christmas enforcement campaign

Christmas trees and presents – gardaí have all sorts of advice at this time of the year.

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Dec 10th 2016, 3:10 PM

# slow down

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

# N7

Driver caught doing 216km/hour in 100km zone

The driver was arrested and the car seized as it had no insurance.

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Nov 2nd 2016, 12:13 PM

# Dáil privilege

Daly accuses judge of singling her out and wasting garda time by issuing bench warrant

“A sergeant had to leave his post in Newbridge, drive in a squad car to Swords and spend the day there vacating the order at enormous expense to the State.”

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Oct 26th 2016, 10:50 PM