The Irish speed cameras that can hit you with €160 fine & where they’re located

A NUMBER of high-tech cameras are being installed around Ireland – and drivers caught speeding will automatically be fined.

Fatalities on Irish roads continue to increase with 85 people losing their lives so far this year.

Vehicles detected driving faster than 120kmh will be subject to a fine of up to €160 with three penalty points on their licence.

According to gardai, analysis of traffic data shows that motorists speed on low-traffic volume sections of the motorway network throughout the country.

And drivers are not adequately altering their speeds in response to adverse weather conditions such as heavy rain.

Fixed-speed cameras works by measuring a vehicle’s speed over a set distance rather than at a single point.

This method prevents drivers from slowing only when approaching the speed camera, promoting a steadier traffic flow.

The speed cameras use Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology to record the time, date and location of each vehicle that passes through.

If a vehicle is caught speeding, the information is processed for enforcement, indicating a potential speeding fine.

There are over 1,300 speed cameras across the country, mainly positioned on busy roads, including motorways and the N2, N3 and N5 roads.

They operate on both sides of the national roads, motorway, eastbound and westbound.

The locations also were picked based on fatal and serious injury collision data from the last seven years.

There are also 55 safety cameras in GoSafe vans – this figure will increase to 58 in the coming weeks.

NEW STATIC SPEED CAMERAS

Last month, gardai revealed that they will be installing nine static speed cameras over the next 17 months.

They will be rolled out first in the capital and eventually across the country.

The move is part of incoming automated traffic enforcement measures, which will also see cameras, similarly able to authorise fines, and watching bus lanes.

The nine static speed cameras are being funded from the Garda budget at a cost of around €2.4million over the next 18 months.

The cameras will be located as follows:

• Galway, N59, between Moycullen and Galway City
• Waterford, N25, between Glenmore and Luffany
• Wicklow, R772, Arklow Road, Aske, north of Gorey
• Donegal, N14, east of Letterkenny
• Carlow, N80, between Barristown and Levitstown
• Dublin, Crumlin Road/Parnell Road/Dolphin Road/Dolphin’s Barn Junction
• Mayo, N17, northeast of Claremorris
• Cork, N22, east of Lissarda, west of Ovens
• Limerick, N69, east of Askeaton

They will join the average speed cameras for the N3 (Butler’s Bridge), N5 (Swinford), and N2 (Slane), which are expected to be operational in early Q4 2024.