390 new safety camera zones to be operational in 2026

Michael Bolton

390 new safety camera zones will become operational on New Year's Day.

55 of them are "community request zones", which were highlighted as areas of concern by communities or local gardaí.

They will add to the more than 1500 zones already in operation, which gardaí say intend to reduce speed-related collisions and save lives.

To date in 2025, there have been 186 road deaths. This is the highest level of road deaths on Irish roads in over a decade.

Safety cameras operate in areas where there is a history of speed-related collisions, known as speed enforcement zones.

All zones are available on the Garda website and available for GPS navigation providers to download.

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.

There will be 35 new safety cameras in Dublin, along with 30 in Cork, and 26 in Donegal.

23 new cameras will be in Tipperary, while there will be an additional 21 in Wexford.

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