Motorists in Waterford and Cork caught driving at almost twice the legal speed limit

Gardaí say they have detected 128 vehicles travelling in excess of the speed limit. File Picture

Motorists have been caught going almost double the legal speed limit on roads around Munster this morning.

As part of National Slow Down Day, gardaí have been checking the speed of drivers on various roads around the country.

So far, gardaí have checked the speed of 154,869 vehicles and detected 653 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.

One motorist was caught driving 97km/h in a 50km/h zone on the Cork to Waterford Road.

Another was clocked doing 94km/h on the Commons Road in Cork. The speed limit there is also 50km/h.

Other notable speed logged by Gardaí include: 

• 83km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N6 Baile An Phoill in Galway;
• 67km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N69 Cloonalour Tralee, Kerry;
• 71km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R612 Knocknagore road in Crosshaven, Cork;
• 74km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R352 Cloghleagh road in Ennis Clare;
• 82km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N24 Powerstown to Demesne road in Clonmel, Tipperary;
• 88km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N25 Lemybrien in Waterford
• 68km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R527 Ballysimon Road in Limerick;
• 70km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N52 Ballycollin to Lower Kilcormac road in Offaly;
• 137km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N7 Brownsbarn, Dublin22, Dublin;
• 65km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R446 Bunnavally to Athlone road in Westmeath;
• 123km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N3 Lavey to Stradone road in Cavan;
• 96km/h in an 80km/h Zone on the R157 Bennetstown to Dunboyne road in Meath;
• and 92km/h in an 80km/h Zone on the N59 Knappaghmanagh to Westport road in Mayo
• 122km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N71 Ballynagrumoolia Waterfall Cork
• 122km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the M50 Newtown Dublin16 Dublin
• 122km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N77 Clonaddadoran Portlaoise Laois
• 60km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N24 Knocknaconnery Carrick-On-Suir Tipperary
• 72km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R750 Merrymeeting Rathnew Wicklow
• 72km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N76 Margarets Field Kilkenny Kilkenny
• 96km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R157 Bennetstown Dunboyne Meath
• 119km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N56 Ellistrin Little Letterkenny Donegal
• 71km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the L2228 Loughsallagh Clonee Meath
• 142km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M7 Meelick Portlaoise Laois
• 118km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N5 Cloonlara Swinford Mayo

Gardaí are appealing to motorists to increase their compliance with speed limits in order to reduce the likelihood of any potential collisions, reduce injuries, and save lives.