Gardaí carried out the targeted campaign across Thursday and into Friday Morning, and caught over 900 drivers breaking the speed limit.

One driver was detected driving at 93kph in a 80kph zone on the R327 near Cloonfad.

There'll be a more visible garda presence on roads across the country as they remind drivers of the dangers of speeding.

In 2022 around 7 in 10 crashes happened on rural roads.

Drivers are warned to be on the lookout for checkpoints across the country.

National Slowdown Day began at 7am this morning.

To date in 2021, 113 people have been killed on Irish Roads.

When stopped, the driver of the car produced a fake driving license to members of the Longford Roads Policing Unit and subsequently tested positive for cocaine use