Garda Barry Ryan of the roads policing unit in Dublin Castle conducting a speed check on the Navan Road in Dublin. Photograph: Colin Keegan/CollinsMore than 1,000 drivers were caught travelling over the speed limit yesterday as An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority carried out National Slow Down Day. Road safety campaigners have warned that that figure could reach 200 by the end of the year. National Slow Down Day ran for 24 hours from 12am to 11.59pm on December 23rd. On Wednesday morning, An Garda Síochána said 1,038 drivers had been detected driving at in excess of the appropriate local speed limit and that gardaí had intercepted 377.

Source: The Irish Times December 24, 2025 20:56 UTC