276 people were caught over the speed limit.
From 7am on Friday until 7am on Saturday, it was National Slow Down day across Ireland.
In total, An Garda Síochána and GoSafe checked 164,032 vehicles, detecting 276 vehicles who were exceeding the limit.
Some of the notable incidents and detections include:
82km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N63 Moylough More, Moylough, Galway
75km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R810 Mount Brown, Dublin 8, Dublin
74km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R390 Gneevestown, Loughnavalley, Westmeath
74km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R333 Thomastown, Belclare, Galway
94km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N11 Stillorgan Road, Stillorgan, Dublin
83km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N25 Cloncoskoran, Dungarvan, Waterford
104km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R148 Moyvally, Broadford, Kildare
100km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R352 Moymore, Tulla, Clare
99km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R690 Killaghy, Mullinahone, Tipperary
99km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R445 Morristown Upper, Newbridge, Kildare
99km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N56 Drumark, Donegal
133km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N26 Ballynahaglish, Ballina, Mayo
128km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N20 Kilmona, Grenagh, Cork
126km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the R448 Prumpelstown Castledermot Kildare
125km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N2 Reaghstown Ardee Louth
Chief Superintendent Finbarr Murphy, of the Roads Policing Bureau said: “I would like to thank the drivers who were monitored and were driving safely within the speed limits. These drivers were behaving responsibly and did not put other road users at risk.
“We would appeal to all road users to always drive safely and within the speed limit not just on National Slow Down Day.”
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