Overview
- Since Thursday, the Garda bank‑holiday roads policing operation recorded more than 3,140 speeding detections, including a motorist at 149km/h in a 100km/h zone and one at 102km/h in a 50km/h zone.
- Over the first four days of the campaign about 140 motorists were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- More than 340 drivers were detected using a mobile phone while driving or not wearing a seatbelt during the same period.
- Three separate fatal crashes over the weekend brought Ireland’s year‑to‑date road deaths to 72, with Dublin and Donegal the worst affected and only Kilkenny and Offaly reporting no fatalities so far this year.
- Gardaí used mandatory intoxicant tests and high‑visibility checkpoints during the operation, and road safety groups have urged greater resourcing for road policing as national deaths have risen steadily since 2018.