More red light camera systems coming to Irish roads next year

More automatic red light cameras, first piloted in 2015 to record motoring offences at junctions and issue fines to drivers, are being planned for roads around Dublin next year.

The red light camera systems will be established in just “one or two” Dublin locations early next year, with a national roll-out dependent on a far broader strategy paper being completed.

Following the success of a pilot project at Blackhall Place, the National Transport Authority has announced that more of these camera systems will be installed in Dublin early next year.

A National Transport Authority (NTA) document has indicated that a previous camera trial at Blackhall Place in Dublin was successful, and has announced that more of these camera systems will be installed in Dublin early next year.

The NTA also stressed that the operational and legal basis for a widespread system does not yet exist, and a strategy has yet to be finalised.

The automatic camera enforcement is aimed at monitoring and enforcing traffic violations, such as breaking a red light, particularly at road junctions.

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has previously said the cameras would “greatly save on resources” in terms of garda time, because fines could be processed automatically.

Last month, Minister Ryan said the technology would initially be based in Dublin and would not incur significant costs.

This system typically involves the installation of cameras at strategic locations, such as traffic lights or intersections, to capture images or video footage of vehicles running red lights or violating lane regulations.