20-05-2025
Gardai reveal location of new static speed cameras with details on fines
An Garda Síochána have issued an update on seven new speed cameras installed on Irish roads, with details following on when they will come into effect.
The Static Speed Camera on the N80 in Carlow will officially commence operation from Friday, May 23, according to Gardai.
The news means that the driver of any vehicle clocked travelling over 100km/h on the road could be the subject of a major fine in line with current Fixed Charge Notice payments. An Garda Síochána have issued an update on seven new speed cameras installed on Irish roads. Pic: Shutterstock
Vehicles detected driving in excess of the posted speed limit will be subject to prosecution from 12 midday Friday, 23 May 2025.
Speeding offences are punishable by the Fixed Charge Notice System, and the current fine for a speeding breach stands at €160.
That on-the-spot fine will be followed by three penalty points on the licence of the offending driver. The Static Speed Camera on the N80 in Carlow will officially commence operation from Friday. Pic: Getty Images
Carlow will become the seventh county with operational static safety cameras, with a host of other busy roads also subject to the same surveillance elsewhere around the country.
National roads in Mayo, Galway, Donegal, Limerick, Wexford and Cork are equipped with the anti-speeding tech. Elsewhere, there are five Average Speed Cameras countrywide, as well as 58 GoSafe mobile safety cameras operational across 1,500 locations.
Assistant Commissioner Roads Policing and Community Engagement Paula Hilman said: 'Static speed safety cameras have been proven in other countries to be highly effective in changing driver behaviour and reducing speed, which is a key contributor to road deaths.
'Speed cameras slow drivers down. The lower speeds people drive at, the lower the number of road deaths.'
