Gardaí are urging people to slow down on the roads.
Three drivers have been caught travelling over 149kph in Laois.
The Laois Roads Policing Unit detected the motorists well in excess of the speed limit on the M7 yesterday evening.
Each has been handed an €80 fine and three penalty points.

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