Gardai reveal location of new static speed camera
The camera will become operational from Friday, May 23, with the prosecution of speeding offences issued through Fixed Charge Notice (FCN)
Drivers on the N80, Carlow, have been warned that they face a €160 fine along with three penalty points if they are caught speeding by a new 'static safety camera'.
The camera will become operational from Friday, May 23, with the prosecution of speeding offences issued through Fixed Charge Notice (FCN)
Gardai said that vehicles detected driving in excess of the posted speed limit will be subject to prosecution from 12 midday on the day.
According to a statement issued by the Garda Press Office, static safety cameras have been proven internationally to reduce speeding.
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Static safety cameras are now operational on the N17 Mayo, N59 Galway, N13 Donegal, N69 Limerick, R772 Wexford and the N22 Cork.
They were first introduced in the Dublin Port Tunnel and on the M7, while five 'Average Safety Cameras' are also operational to cover the N3 Cavan, N5 Mayo and N2 Meath.
There are also 58 GoSafe mobile safety cameras operational across 1,500 locations as well as safety cameras operated by gardaí.
For the first four months of 2025, the number of FCNs issued as a result of detections by static and average safety cameras include 327 on the M50; 1,004 on the M7; 163 on the N3; 228 on the N5; 98 on the N2; and 145 on the Galway N59.
One of the highest, 1,581 were issued on the back of a static safety camera on the Donegal N13.
A static safety camera on the Mayo N17 detected a total of 2,385, which were issued after a technical issue was resolved
Nearly 2,000 speeding fines sent to motorists over a six-week period were cancelled due to a problem with the camera system on the regional route.
Speeding fines and penalty points issued to motorists in Mayo over a 39-day period were to be revoked by gardaí due to the problem.
A total of 1,871 fixed charge notices for speeding were generated by the static speed safety camera system on the N17 near Claremorris in Mayo on the days it was operational between December 20, 2024, and February 12.
Gardaí have said the camera was fully functional and was accurately identifying offences, but it was not certified.
All fixed charge notices and penalty points detected by that camera system on the N17 over that period have therefore been revoked, gardaí said in a statement last February.
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