The number of people arrested for drink or drug driving over the weekend has risen to 188, gardaí said.

Over 1,450 drivers have been caught speeding in the first 48 hours of the operation

Nearly 400 drivers were detected for driving while using a mobile phone.

It happened between Mitchelstown and Fermoy last year, where he was driving at speeds "in excess of 190km/h and very close to 200km/h."

Judge Paul Kelly said it was an "absolute miracle" that no one was killed or seriously harmed during the chase

This follows a sharp rise in road deaths, with 190 people killed last year - the highest figure in over a decade.

Over 4,600 drivers were detected for speeding offences by An Garda Síochána, with one driving 207km/hr in a 100km/hr zone.

Of the 1,038 drivers who were detected speeding, 377 were intercepted by gardaí.

Since the Garda operation for the Christmas period began at the start of the month, 5,393 drivers have been detected for speeding offences.

Over 3,265 drivers were caught speeding last week

The court heard that Liam Galvin sent Supt Eamon O’Neill an image of a fixed charge penalty notice relating to him being detected allegedly speeding at 142km/h in a 120km/h zone in 2017.

118 people were arrested during this period for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

The national school pupil created a video with her dad Oliver, showing her cycling on her pink and teal bike while cars whizz by.

Other high speeds include a motorist driving 123km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N60 at Facefield, Co. Mayo.

This wass part of an operation that started on Thursday at 7am and lasted until 7am Tuesday.

Over the weekend, there were two fatalities on our roads, while six serious collisions resulted in six individuals sustaining severe and life-threatening injuries.

The new RSA drug-driving campaign aims to correct public misconceptions and raise awareness, especially among young people, about the reality and risks of drug-driving.

The letters come against the backdrop of another depressing week on Irish roads with multiple fatalities reported by gardaí over the past seven days

Over 4,500 breath tests and 213 oral fluid tests were performed, which led to 149 arrests for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.

In 123 cases where the fines were paid, gardaí said they will issue refunds.

According to gardaí, speeding remains one of the leading causes of road traffic collisions.

So far, 106 vehicles have been detected travelling in excess of the speed limit on National Slowdown Day.

163 people were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

This happened on the N4, Culleen Beg, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

One driver in Co Donegal was detected doing 156km/hr in a 100km/hr zone on the N15 Drumrat

The motorists appeared at a sitting of Letterkenny District Court

Approximately 13,573 drivers were detected for speeding offences by An Garda Siochana and mobile speed camera vans over Christmas.

The total of 630 was a reduction on detection rates during other Slow Down Day campaigns.

In the first ten hours of National Slow Down Day, GoSafe checked the speeds of 112,581 vehicles

Inspector Fergal O’Donovan from the Cork County Roads Policing Unit has warned drink and drug drivers that they will get caught.

The Department for Infrastructure has said a collaboration with the Northern Ireland Road Safety Partnership will be renewed

One driver was detected driving 151km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N4 Clongawny, Mullingar, Westmeath.

In the first five hours, gardaí checked the speeds of 37,777 vehicles

Gardaí are focusing on road safety over the bank holiday weekend

"All of a sudden, parked, hidden, very nice and tidy along a row of parked cars, you have a speed van," he said.

Gardaí recorded the speeds of 9,410 vehicles so far on Monday, with 25 of them going over the speed limit.

One road user was detected travelling at 105kph in a 50kph zone

So far, gardaí have recorded 211 drivers for speeding since 7am on Thursday morning.

The England and Manchester City midfielder was caught by a speed trap doing 44mph in a 30mph zone last summer.

More than 750 drivers were caught speeding on National Slow Down Day, including one motorist driving at 194km/h

Three drivers were arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving on National Slow Down Day

The driver was taken to Fermoy Garda Station after testing positive for cocaine

There were two road fatalities from February 1st to 6th