Marked GoSafe vans check speeds in more than 1,900 published zones. There are also nine static cameras, average speed cameras on five roads and cameras at two railway level crossings. The Gardaí publish the van zones and the static and average speed sites on garda.ie, with a map.
Warned by a sign
Fixed speed camera
Not always warned
None
Real photos, with where each one was taken and who took it.
Mobile safety camera (GoSafe van)
Looks like: A van marked with high-visibility reflective material and a safety camera symbol.
Catches: Speeding.
GoSafe runs the vans for An Garda Síochána. 390 new zones started on 1 January 2026, taking the total past 1,900. The list, an interactive map and sat-nav files are on garda.ie.
Static safety camera
Catches: Speeding at one point on the road.
Nine sites, live between December 2024 and August 2025: N59 between Moycullen and Galway city, N17 north-east of Claremorris, N13 east of Letterkenny, N69 east of Askeaton, R772 at Aske near Gorey, N22 between Lissarda and Ovens, N80 between Barristown and Levitstown in Carlow, N25 between Glenmore and Luffany near Waterford, and the Dolphin's Barn junction in Dublin 12.
Average safety camera
Catches: Your average speed between an entry camera and an exit camera, read from your number plate.
Dublin Port Tunnel (since 2017), the M7 between junctions 26 and 27 in both directions (9 km, since 2022), the N3 near Butler's Bridge in Cavan, the N5 near Swinford in Mayo and the N2 near Slane in Meath.
Railway level crossing camera
Catches: Driving past the stop line while the red lights are flashing, and speeding over the crossing.
Merrion Gates in Dublin 4 since 30 January 2026 and Farranfore in Kerry since 6 October 2026. More crossings are planned, including Minish in Kerry and Knockcroghery in Roscommon.
Garda speed detection devices
Catches: Speeding. The Trucam II can detect a speeding vehicle more than 1 km away and records video and the number plate.
Gardaí also use a smaller device, the TruSpeed Sxb.
A speed camera is ahead at the distance shown.
What to do: Check your speed against the limit.
Crios Meánluais / Average speed zone
Your average speed is measured between two cameras.
What to do: Keep to the limit for the whole section, not just at the cameras.
Radar detectors: Illegal
Apps that warn of cameras: Allowed
If you're in a hire car: Camera notices go to the registered owner, which for a hire car is the hire company. The owner must name the driver within 28 days, and the notice is then sent to that driver. Points on a foreign licence are kept on a separate record and move to an Irish licence if you get one later.
| Offence | Fine |
|---|---|
| Speeding Plus 3 penalty points. Rises to €240 if not paid within 28 days. | €160 |
| Driving past the stop line at a level crossing while the red lights flash Plus 2 penalty points. Cameras enforce this at some crossings. | €80 |
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