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Across the country, An Garda Síochána and GoSafe mobile and fixed speed cameras detected almost 3,500 motorists speeding between Friday, January 30, and Monday, February 2
Over the course of the St. Brigid’s Bank Holiday Weekend 2026 there were two fatalities as a result of two fatal traffic collisions on Irish roads and fourteen serious injury collisions resulting in 15 serious injuries.
13 persons have dies on Irish roads to date in 2026.
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A total of 188 persons died on Irish Roads in 2025; 14 persons died on Irish roads in January 2025.
From Friday 30th January to Monday 2nd February 2026 (inclusive), An Garda Síochána and mobile and fixed GoSafe cameras detected nearly 3,500 motorists speeding. The highest volume of detections was on Bank Holiday Monday, with over 800 speeding detections.
193 drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
Nearly 400 drivers were detected for driving while using a mobile phone.
Over 660 vehicles were detained by members of An Garda Síochána, 50% for no insurance.
Notable top speeds detected over the Bank Holiday Weekend included:
• 95kph in a 50kph zone on the Malahide Road, Dublin 3
• 90kph in a 50kph zone on the R405, Celbridge, Co. Kildare
• 86kph in a 50kph zone on the R183, Doohamlet, Co. Monaghan
• 134kph in a 60kph zone on the Katherine Tynan Road, Dublin 24
• 123kph in a 60kph zone on the R154 in Trim, Co. Meath
• 95kph in a 60kph zone on the R267, Bundoran, Co. Donegal
• 154kph in in an 80kph zone on the N16 in Glencar, Co. Sligo
• 130kph in an 80kph zone on the R239 in Fahan, Co. Donegal
• 113kph in an 80kph zone on the N59 in Wesport, Co. Mayo
• 190kph in a 100kph zone on the N4, Aughamore, Co. Leitrim
• 173kph in a 100kph zone on the N18 in Ballinacurra (Weston), Limerick
• 140kph in a 100kph zone on the N4, Multyfarnham, Co. Westmeath
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