The driver was charged with dangerous driving.
Gardaí have arrested a driver caught travelling at 211km/h in a 120km/h zone on the M1 on Saturday.
The driver has been charged with dangerous driving.
In a separate incident on Friday, Gardaí also detected a driver travelling at 164km/h in a 100km/h zone in Adare in Limerick.
The driver will now appear in court where they will risk disqualification and a conviction.
This week, Gardaí unveiled two new speed detection devices which will begin to be rolled out in February in an effort to crack down on speeding across the country.
The driver in Limerick was caught using this technology.
The rollout of the new speed detection devices comes ahead of a month of action in respect of road safety which will take place during the month of February.
In 2019, there were 114,460 speeding incidents where penalty points were issued to a driver.
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross has proposed introducing a graduated points system for drivers caught exceeding the speed limit.
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