Kildare motorists should be vigilant of new static speed camera on county border

Gardaí have announced that a new static speed camera will commence operations on the Kildare  / Carlow border on Friday. 

The location of the speed camera is on a major stretch of Carlow road, the N80 - between Barristown and Levitstown - about 10km from the Kildare border. 

Prosecution of speeding offences takes place by Fixed Charge Notice, and the current rate is a €160 as well as 3 penalty points.

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This comes with the already 6 static speed cameras location across the country on the N17 Mayo, N59 Galway, N13 Donegal, N69 Limerick, R772 Wexford and the N22 Cork.

The press release from the Garda Press Office reads:

"The Static Safety Camera in place on the N80, Carlow will commence operation from Friday, 23 May 2025.

Vehicles detected driving in excess of the posted speed limit will be subject to prosecution from 12 midday Friday, 23 May 2025.

Prosecution of speeding offences takes place by Fixed Charge Notice (FCN). The current Fixed Charge Notice is a €160 fine accompanied by 3 penalty points."

The Gardaí have also provided a breakdown of the Fixed Charge Notices by each of the currently active static speed cameras:

Average Safety Cameras M50: 327

Average Safety Cameras M7: 1004

Average Safety Cameras N3: 163

Average Safety Cameras N5: 228

Average Safety Cameras N2: 98

Static Safety Camera - Galway N59: 145

Static Safety Camera -Donegal N13: 1581

Static Safety Camera -Mayo N17: 2385*

Static Safety Camera - Limerick N69: 142

Total: 6073