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.
Further details of the Fixed Charge Notice system are published on the Garda website.
Fixed Charge Notices - Garda
Background
Location: N80
Latitude: 52.768055581114
Longitude: 6.856167791944444
Name: Graiguenaspiddoge
County: Carlow
Static safety cameras have been proven internationally to reduce speeding. Static safety cameras are now operational on the N17 Mayo, N59 Galway, N13 Donegal, N69 Limerick, R772 Wexford and the N22 Cork.
First introduced in the Dublin Port Tunnel and on the M7, five Average Safety Cameras are also operational which includes the N3 Cavan, N5 Mayo and N2 Meath.
There are also 58 GoSafe mobile safety cameras operational across 1,500 locations as well as safety cameras operated by Gardaí.
More information can be found here: Safety Cameras Save Lives - Garda
A breakdown of FCNs in quarter one of 2025, for Static and Average Safety Cameras is as follows:
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
*FCNs from N17 are post a technical issue being resolved
The N2 Average Safety Cameras became operational on 7 March 2025
The N69 Static Safety Camera became operational on 14 March 2025
The R772 and N22 Static Safety Cameras became operational on 2 May
