National Slow Down Day: Driver detected doing 104km/hr in 80km/hr in Donegal

Kenneth Fox

Gardaí have caught a driver travelling at 104km/hr in a 80km/hr zone on the R265 in St Johnston, Co Donegal, on National Slow Down Day.

An Garda Síochána, in partnership with the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and other stakeholders, is conducting a national speed enforcement operation – which runs for 24 hours from 12am to 11:59pm on Monday, September 1st, 2025.

They said the aim of the initiative is to promote safer driving and reduce speed-related collisions nationwide, coinciding with the first full week of schools reopening across the country.

So far this National Slowdown Day, members of An Garda Síochána, along with GoSafe Mobile and Static Safety Cameras, have detected a total of 268 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.

Examples of high speeds detected include:

• 104km/h in an 80km/h Zone on the R265 in St Johnston, Co Donegal;
• 100km/h in an 80km/h Zone on the R132 in Julianstown, Co Meath;
• 80km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the L7071 in Nurney, Co Kildare;
• 80km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N21 in Rathkeale, Co Limerick;
• 69km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N4 in Carrick-On-Shannon, Co Roscommon;
• 66km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Main Street in Williamstown, Co Galway;

An Garda Síochána conducts several high-profile National Slow Down Days each year, aimed at raising awareness about the dangers of speeding.

These operations serve to remind motorists of the serious risks associated with excessive or inappropriate speed, promote greater compliance with speed limits and support efforts to deter and detect dangerous driving behaviours.