Kildare to receive 21 new safety cameras in attempt to reduce speed-related collisions

County Kildare will receive 21 new safety cameras in attempt to reduce speed-related collisions, according to An Garda Síochána (AGS). 

As explained by AGS, safety cameras operate in areas where there is a history of speed-related collisions known as speed enforcement zones.

The primary purpose of these cameras is to reduce speed-related collisions, save lives and lessen injuries.

According to AGS, 390 new safety camera zones will become operational from January 1, 2026. This will bring the total number of safety camera zones nationwide to 1,901.

The county which will have the highest number of new cameras will be Dublin, which will receive 36 , while the county which will have the lowest number is Leitrim, which has only been allocated six new cameras.

All of the safety camera zones can be viewed on garda.ie.

INCREASE IN DEATHS

AGS has pointed out that there have been 186 road deaths so far in 2025, which is the highest level of road deaths on Irish roads in over a decade.

In addition, AGS explained that the safety camera zone locations were selected following an analysis of collated Garda data acquired from fatal, serious and minor road traffic collisions.

The locations were also selected from further consideration given to locations of concern highlighted by local communities through local Garda community engagement.

The data analysis included type of collision (fatal, serious and minor) and the coordinates of where each of these took place.

Each type of collision was also assigned a weighted value (fatal, serious and minor), according to AGS.

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'SELFISH, DANGEROUS DRIVERS'

Speaking on the need for the new cameras, AGS' assistant commissioner for roads policing and community engagement, Catharina Gunne, said that while the majority of drivers on Irish roads drive safely and responsibly, she also stressed that there remains "a small persistent cohort of selfish, dangerous drivers who choose to drive in excess of the posted speed limit".

"These drivers put themselves and members of their community at risk, particularly children, older people, cyclists and other motorists," she added. "AGS’s priority is to ensure that the vast majority of people who use the roads responsibly are not put in danger by this minority of reckless drivers who continue to drive at excessive speed."

She also said that GoSafe vans operate in areas that have a speed-related collision history, where fatal, serious injury and minor injury collisions occur.

Furthermore, Ms Gunne said that the locations which have been highlighted by members of the community as being areas of concern have been included in the new zones.

"By identifying and targeting these high-risk areas, the aim is to reduce the number of fatal and serious injury collisions," she concluded.

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