Driver clocked at 186km/hr in a 100km zone among motorists caught speeding

A Garda checkpoint takes place outside Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna in Knocklyon, Dublin. File Picture.

A driver travelling at 186km/hr in a 100km zone is just one of 440 motorists detected speeding on Irish roads so far this bank holiday weekend.

Providing an update on Saturday afternoon, An Garda Síochána said that the vast majority of motorists are travelling within the designated speed, having checked over 125,000 vehicles for speeding since beginning their bank holiday policing operation on Thursday morning.