Saturday 31 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 20839Speeding · Co. Kildare

Taxi detected speeding in Athgarvan, Co Kildare

A taxi was detected travelling at 80km/h in a 50km/h zone in the Athgarvan area of County Kildare, 30km/h over the legal limit, with passengers on board. The sources do not give the incident date, and the Naas Roads Policing Unit's detection was reported on 6 June 2023 after a traffic stop. The latest development is that the driver, whose name, sex and nationality are not given, was issued a €160 fixed charge notice and three penalty points on their licence.

  1. Reported
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
A taxi was detected travelling at 80km/h in a 50km/h zone, 30km/h over the legal speed limit.
Where
The taxi was travelling in the Athgarvan area of County Kildare when gardaí spotted it.
When
The sources do not give the incident date; the detection was reported on 6 June 2023.
Other details
Passengers were on board the taxi at the time the speed was recorded.
Investigation
Gardaí from the Naas Roads Policing Unit made the traffic stop after recording the speed, and the offence was posted on the Garda Twitter page.
Charges
The driver was issued a fixed charge notice of €160; one media report describes this outcome as a fine.
Sentence
The driver was also issued three penalty points on their licence.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA Garda Roads Policing Unit caught a taxi travelling 30km/h over the legal speed limit while carrying passengers. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe taxi was travelling in the Athgarvan area of Kildare when spotted by gardaí. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeThe driver was issued a fixed charge notice of €160. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe driver was also issued three penalty points on their licence. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe taxi was detected travelling at 80km/h in a 50km/h zone. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherPassengers were on board when the speed was recorded. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 6 Jun2023
    Otheririshmirror.ie, first report
    Gardai catch taxi going 30km/h over the speed limit with passengers inside

    First report of this speeding detection. No existing case covers this taxi or the Athgarvan incident; the other Kildare speeding case (M9, 173kph) is a different incident.

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