An Garda Síochána have announced that 390 new safety camera zones are operational as and from 1st January 2026, bringing the total number of safety camera zones nationwide to 1,901.
The primary purpose of safety cameras is to reduce speed-related collisions, lessen injuries and save lives. Safety cameras operate in areas where there is a history of speed-related collisions known as speed enforcement zones.
GoSafe vans operate in areas that have a speed-related collision history where fatal, serious injury and minor injury collisions occur. In addition, 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.
Assistant Commissioner Catharina Gunne, Roads Policing and Community Engagement said: “The majority of drivers on Irish roads obey the speed limits, keeping themselves, their passengers and other road users safer. There is 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.
“An Garda Síochána’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.
Background:
Locations are selected following an analysis of collated Garda data acquired from fatal, serious and minor road traffic collisions and 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 is assigned a weighted value (fatal, serious and minor).
The objective is to take a proactive approach in the prevention of fatalities and life-changing injuries by identifying new speed enforcement zones not currently monitored as part of the current project.
Since 2010, An Garda Síochána has contributed to making our roads safer through the use of mobile safety cameras, using a service provider GoSafe to operate them on its behalf. The enforcement cameras are operated using a fleet of marked vehicles.
GoSafe monitoring commenced operation on a phased basis in November 2010 and reached full operational capacity in March 2011. GoSafe remains contracted to provide speed enforcement activity as directed by An Garda Síochána.
GoSafe is also set key performance indicators to ensure enforcement is targeted at key days and times.
New Safety Camera Zones
Carlow 9
Cavan 8
Clare 12
Cork 30
Donegal 26
Dublin 36
Galway 17
Kerry 17
Kildare 21
Kilkenny 12
Laois 9
Leitrim 6
Limerick 14
Longford 3
Louth 16
Mayo 12
Meath 19
Monaghan 12
Offaly 12
Roscommon 15
Sligo 7
Tipperary 23
Waterford 13
Westmeath 8
Wexford 21
Wicklow 12
Community Request Safety Camera Zones
Cork 12
Donegal 1
Dublin 1
Galway 3
Kerry 6
Kildare 6
Laois 2
Limerick 3
Longford 1
Mayo 3
Meath 5
Monaghan 2
Westmeath 7
Wexford 2
Wicklow 1
Community requests are locations, which have been highlighted by Garda Divisions arising from concerns held by the community or observations of local Gardaí in relation to speeding activity on certain roads.
The requests are sent by Community Engagement Superintendents/ Roads Policing Inspectors to the Office of Safety Camera Management who review the request in line with current enforcement locations and if appropriate forward it to the relevant area manager of GoSafe, the service provider for safety cameras.
The GoSafe area manager will visit the scene to determine if there are any locations in the area concerned that are suitable for the safe deployment of a mobile safety camera van. If such a location exists, a speed survey will be conducted which will inform the decision on whether or not the location will be included. In locations where the deployment of a safety camera van is unsuitable this information is returned to the requesting Superintendent and local enforcement.
Members of the public who have concerns in relation to speeding in their area can make contact with their local Garda Station.
