Gardaí detected a driver travelling at 179km/h in a 60km/h zone on a regional road in Co. Longford over the weekend.

Throughout the Easter bank holiday weekend, an extensive garda roads policing operation was in place between 7:00a.m on Thursday (April 17) until 7:00a.m this morning (Tuesday, April 22).

There were three fatalities on the country's roads during this period and 11 serious collisions took place which resulted in 12 people receiving serious and life-threatening injuries.

Over the bank holiday period, An Garda Síochána carried out more than 912 mandatory intoxicant testing (MIT) checkpoints.

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.

Throughout the weekend, over 2,800 drivers were detected for speeding offences.

Gardaí provided the following list of some of the "notable top speeds" detected during their patrols:

179km/h in a 60km/h zone on R194 Granard, Co. Longford;
165km/h in a 100 Km/h on N18 Ballinacurra (Weston), Co. Limerick;
139km/h in a 80km/h zone on R157 Dunboyne, Co. Meath;
125 km/h in a 50 Km/h on R394 Milltown Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath;
110km/h in a 50 Km/h on the Naas Road Dublin 12, Co. Dublin;

Gardaí also issued fixed charge notices for other road traffic offences, including 225 for use of mobile phones while driving, over 160 for unaccompanied learner drivers and 73 for not wearing seatbelts.

In addition, 109 vehicles were seized from learner permit holders driving unaccompanied and 438 vehicles were seized for having no tax or insurance

Gardaí continue to appeal to all road users to never drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs, to slow down and to always choose a speed that is appropriate to the driving conditions, to wear your seatbelt and keep your eyes always on the road.