More than 1,700 drivers caught speeding over bank holiday weekend

Between Sunday morning and Monday morning 55 people were caught drink- or drug-driving. Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins

More than 1,700 motorists were detected speeding on Irish roads over the bank holiday weekend, with one clocked by a speed camera going more than 200 km/h.

Furthermore, 170 were detected driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs across Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday as
gardaí stepped up their roads policing effort on what has been a terrible year on Irish roads.