Latest: Gardaí reveal worst speeding offenders on National Slow Down Day

The objective is to reduce the number of speed related collisions, save lives and reduce injuries on our roads.

Since 07am this morning, An Garda Síochána and GoSafe has checked the speed of 133,556 vehicles with 222 detected travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.

Notable speed occurrences so far today included:

• 82 km/h in a 60 km/h on the R563 at Faha, East Faha, Kerry

• 83 km/h in a 60km/h on the N21 at Croagh, Rathkeale, Limerick

• 133 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N3 at Huntstown, Dublin 15

• 88km/h in a 60km/h zone on the N20 at Baltydaniel West, Mallow, Cork

• 99km/h in a 80km/h zone on the R693, Clashacrow, Freshford, Kilkenny

• 88km/h in a 60km/h zone on the N76, Parkmore, Kilkenny

• 124 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N18, Cratloe, Clare

• 120 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N15, Mount Temple, Grange, Sligo

• 71 km/h in a 50 km/h zone on the R683, Knockboy, Waterford, Waterford

• 68 km/h in a 50 km/h zone on the R772, Knockanrahan, Lower Arklow, Wicklow

• 128km/h in a 80 km/h zone on the R240 at Cashel, Carndonagh, Donegal

• 100km/h in a 80 km/h zone on the R238, Lisfannan, Buncrana, Donegal

• 119km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N4, Cloonymeenaghan, Riverstown, Sligo

Earlier:

Gardaí have clocked the speed of more than 60,000 vehicles since 7am this morning as part of National Slow Down Day.

76 vehicles have been caught going in excess of the speed limit.

These include a car caught doing nearly 130 kilometres per hour in an 80 zone in Donegal, and several doing well in excess of the limit in Kilkenny, Waterford, Sligo, Wicklow and Clare.

#Thumbsup16 DMR NC traffic corps - Operation Slow Down enforcement today at Dublin Port tunnel. pic.twitter.com/MmiqNDcy1D

— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) May 27, 2016

A large scale garda operation aimed at tackling speeding is underway until 7am tomorrow morning.