Gardaí are conducting their St Patrick’s Weekend Road Safety Campaign
The Boreenmana Road area in Cork
A driver was caught by Gardai driving 35km over the speed limit on a busy road in Cork city as part of the St Patrick’s Bank Holiday Weekend 2026 Road Safety Campaign.
The motorist was detected driving at 85km/h on the Broeenmanna Road in Cork, a high-traffic route through the residential Ballintemple area, linking Skehard Road and South Link. The driver was caught in a 50km/h zone by Roads Policing Officers on Monday.
Other drivers caught over the weekend included a motorist speeding at 133 km/h on the South Ring Road, where the limit is 100km/h, and another going 85 km/h in a 50km/hr zone in Kilnamucky, Tower.
Other speeds detected over the weekend included:
98 km/h in a 60 km/hr zone on the L3700 Cloongad, Riverstown, Sligo.121 km/h in an 80 km/hr zone on the R188 Drumnagran, Cootehill, Cavan.125 km/h in a 100 km/hr zone on N55, Tullygullin, Kilcogy, Cavan.127 km/h in a 100 km/hr zone on the N15 in Tully, Co. Donegal124 km/h in a 100 km/hr zone on the N11 in Timmore, Newcastle, Co. Wicklow97 km/h in a 50 km/hr zone on the Firhouse Road, Dublin 24115 km/h in an 80 km/hr zone on N2 Drumcaw, Co. Monaghan89 km/h in a 60 km/hr zone on the R515, Elton, Knocklong, Co. Limerick112 km/h in a 50km/hr zone on the R183 in Dernaglug, Doohamlet, Co. Monaghan137 km/h in a 120km/hr zone on the M7 in Lewistown, Naas, Co. Kildare81 km/h in a 60km/hr zone on the L3002 in Pluckerstown, Kilmeage, Co. Kildare137 km/h in an 80km/hr zone on the N4 in Ballydowd, Lucan, Co. Dublin138 km/h in a 100km/hr zone on the N18 Ballinacurra (Weston), Co. Limerick91 km/h in a 60km/hr zone on the Rathdown Road, Greystones, Co. Wicklow124 km/h in an 80km/hr zone on the R178 in Redbog, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Through the St Patrick’s Day festivities, Gardaí are conducting both statutory Mandatory Intoxicant Testing (MIT) and regular, high-visibility policing checkpoints. More than 188 people were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
After five days of the operation, more than 4,250 drivers were detected for speeding offences. There have been six fatalities as a result of traffic collisions on our roads, bringing the total number of fatalities on Irish roads this year to 38.
Over 450 drivers have been detected holding a mobile phone or not wearing a seatbelt since this operation began. Drivers and all other road users are being reminded to plan ahead and organise a safe way home if socialising for St. Patrick’s Day.