Drivers in Donegal detected speeding amid back to school calls


by Louise Doyle A NUMBER of Donegal motorists were clocked driving in excess of the speed limit this week. The incidents have led to gardaí renewing calls to drivers to watch their speed on the roads amid an alarming increase in road deaths this year. Advertisement Their warning comes as hundreds of pupils in Donegal have also returned to school in […]


Caught speeding at 147km/hr on national slow down day


A DRIVER in Donegal was clocked travelling at a speed of 147km/hr in a 100 km/hr zone during An Garda Síochána’s national slow down day. The speed enforcement operation was carried out over a 24-hour period from 7am on Friday to 7am this morning. The driver was travelling on the N13 at Speenoge, Burt and […]


Gardaí issue appeal as National Slow Down Day ends


SEVERAL Donegal motorists were among the hundreds of drivers caught speeding across the country during National Slow Down Day. During the 24 hour period, which ended at 7am this morning (Wednesday), GoSafe personnel checked a total of 173,811 vehicles nationwide and detected 628 motorists breaking the speed limit. In Donegal the top speed recorded was […]


Donegal driver caught speeding on National Slow Down Day


A Donegal driver was among those caught speeding this morning on National Slow Down Day. In the first 2 hours of National Slow Down Day, GoSafe checked the speed of 36,679 vehicles and detected 69 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit. A was vehicle detected driving 113km per hour in a 100km […]


Gardaí conducting national slow down day


GARDAÍ are conducting an Operation Slow Down day today with the aim of reducing the number of serious road traffic collisions this Christmas and New Year period. From 7am this morning (Friday) until 7am Christmas Eve the roads policing unit in Donegal and across the country are conducting high visibility speed enforcement activity. Eight people […]