Gardaí detect 1,200 speeding offences and 48 drink or drug drivers in 48 hours

Gardaí have also arrested 48 people for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. File picture

More than 1,200 drivers have already been caught speeding during the May bank holiday weekend, with one motorist recorded travelling at 147km/h in an 80km/h zone.

The offence, detected on the R245 in Milford, Co Donegal, is among a number of high-speed incidents recorded by gardaí as part of an ongoing nationwide Roads Policing Operation.