Issue Date: 24/12/2025
An Garda Síochána, in partnership with the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and other stakeholders, conducted a national speed enforcement operation - National #Slowdown Day – which ran for 24 hours from 12:00am to 11:59pm on Tuesday 23rd December 2025.
The aim of the initiative is to promote safer driving and reduce speed-related collisions nationwide, coinciding with increased road use for Christmas holidays.
Since the slow down operation began, An Garda Síochána has detected 1038 drivers travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit. Of these detections, 377 drivers were intercepted by Gardaí.
Examples of the high speeds detected include:
168 km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N30 Coolamurry, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
163 km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M6 Killavally, Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
156 km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N11 Kereight, Crossabeg, Co. Wexford
148 km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M4 Kilmore, Enfield, Co. Kildare 139 km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the Dublin Road, Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow
121 km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R478 Derreen (Ed Ballysteen), Liscannor, Co. Clare
121 km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the R173 Rockmarshall, Jenkinstown, Co. Louth
120 km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N52 Mounthenry, Birr, Co. Offaly 119 km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Drummartin Link Road, Dublin 14, Co. Dublin
An Garda Síochána continues to remind the public and all those that will be taking to the roads over the Christmas period to slow down, take extra care and to give your driving your full attention and never, ever drive after drinking alcohol or taking drugs.
