Gardaí catch Cork motorist doing 145km/h in 120km/h zone during National Slow Down Day

In 5 hours, gardaí caught 120 motorists driving in excess of the applicable speed limit

Gardaí speak to motorists at Garda checkpoint on Chapelizod Road, Dublin. File Picture: Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

One motorist in Cork was clocked travelling at 145km/h in a 120km/h zone during a national Garda operation aimed at combatting speeding. 

Gardaí are carrying out checkpoints on roads across the country on Friday in what has traditionally been one of the busiest days on Irish roads.