{"id":213178,"date":"2025-12-27T07:23:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T07:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/213178\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T07:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T07:23:12","slug":"driver-in-limerick-among-irelands-worst-speeders-in-christmas-traffic-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/213178\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver in Limerick among Ireland\u2019s worst speeders in Christmas traffic crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Getty Images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766820192_212_5238752e-f661-4e25-8940-a8c6b25db0c0.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A driver was clocked in Limerick travelling over twice the speed limit in a rural village and was among those detected speeding during An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na\u2019s Christmas Road Safety Campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na carried out a 24-hour nationwide speed enforcement operation on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, as part of National Slow Down Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The initiative was carried out in partnership with the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The operation coincided with increased road use during the Christmas holiday period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">From Monday, December 15 to Sunday, December 21, 2025, nearly 5,400 drivers were detected for speeding offences by speedvans and members of An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Among the highest speeds recorded nationally was 122km\/h in a 60km\/h zone in Oola, Co Limerick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Other detections included 95km\/h in a 50km\/h zone in Dublin, 144km\/h in an 80km\/h zone in Donegal, 192km\/h in a 100km\/h zone in Waterford and 137km\/h in a 120km\/h zone on the M1 in Louth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na said these Slow Down Days are conducted several times each year and are \u201caimed at raising awareness about the dangers of speeding.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Images A driver was clocked in Limerick travelling over twice the speed limit in a rural 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