Driver clocked at insane speed in 50km/h zone in Offaly as gardaí crackdown

2A driver has been caught at almost double the speed limit in a 50km/h zone in Offaly.

Since 7am on Friday, gardaí have been out detecting poor driving behaviours such as driving above the speed limit as part of the October Bank Holiday road safety operation, with a number of areas in Offaly among those targeted.

Among the drivers caught speed was a motorists on the R436 at Kilcoursey, Clara, who was clocked at 86km/h in a 50km/h.

Gardaí are reminding motorists that two people have died in two separate road crashes in the last 24 hours.

"So far, almost 127,176 vehicles have been checked for speeding," they said in a statement.

"It is positive that the majority of motorists are travelling within the designated speed, however, 283 drivers have been detected and some have been especially dangerous," the statement added.

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They pinpointed the Offaly incident as one of the worst along with a driver caught at 146km/h in an 80km zone in Galway. You can see some of the other incidents below.

- 86km/h in a 50km/h zone on the R436, Kilcoursey, Clara, Offaly.
- 95km/h in a 60km/h zone on the N13, Carrowreagh, Bridge End, Donegal.
- 146km/h in an 80km/h zone on the R339, Glenrevagh, Oranmore, Galway.
- 157km/h in a 100km/h zone on the R238, Tromaty, Quigleys Point, Donegal.

Commenting on these detections, Chief Superintendent in the Garda National Roads Policing Bureau, Jane Humphries said: "Our October Bank Holiday roads policing operation has been underway since first thing Thursday morning and while we are generally seeing good levels of compliance with speed limits on roads around Ireland, I am gravely concerned by the risks taken by some drivers and the two fatal road traffic collisions.

"Please slow down and drive safely today and over the rest of the long weekend as so many of us take to the roads.”