Derry woman fined for speeding at 121kph on Donegal’s Barnesmore Gap


Sharon Ryan, 54, of 19 Creggan Road, Derry, was fined €320, payable within six months,
A Derry woman has been fined €320 for a speeding offence after driving at a speed of 121kph near the Barnesmore Gap.
Sharon Ryan, 54, of 19 Creggan Road, Derry, was fined €320, payable within six months, by Judge Éiteáin Cunningham at Donegal District Court, held at Ballyshannon.
The defendant was found to be driving on the N15 at Birchhill, Donegal, on August 18, 2025, at a speed of 121kph, which exceeded the National Road Speed Limit of 100kph, applicable to the said road by virtue of Section 7 of the Road Traffic Act 2004.
She was found to be contrary to Section 47 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (as inserted by Section 11 of the Road Traffic Act 2004) and Section 102 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (as amended by Section 18 of the Road Traffic Act 2006).