A Wexford TD has called for a rescinding of fines and penalty points issued on the N25 at Glenmore due to the “appalling signage” initially installed in advance of the static speed camera which has been in operation there since May of last year.
While stressing he has no issue with the camera, Deputy George Lawlor has questioned why the camera at Glenmore has detected 30,599 fines in its first year, almost twice the figure recorded by the second busiest camera which is on the N80 at Graiguenaspiddogue in Carlow (15,880).
Detections at the N25 generated €4.9 million in fines according to Department of Justice data made available to the Labour TD. The level of fines issued and concerns over the level of signage on the route has generated considerable media attention in recent months: Calls for clearer signage and lead in to N25 fixed speed camera in South Kilkenny
“You can’t tell me that the drivers in Carlow and Kilkenny are any worse or are driving any faster than (drivers) in any other part of the country,” Deputy Lawlor told The KCLR Daily. “You’re 77 times more likely to be caught on the Glenmore camera than you are in Galway.”
Speaking to Brian Redmond, Deputy Lawlor acknowledged the recent improvement in signage on the N25. However, he described the N25 and N80 figures as outliers given the statistics recorded for the country’s six other static speed cameras. The figures disclosed to George Lawlor, which account for May 2025 through to May of this year, are as follows:
Location (Road) Fines
Glenmore (N25): 30,599
Carlow (N80): 15,880
Mayo (N17): 11, 467
Cork (N22): 3,369
Donegal (N13): 2,925
Gorey (R722): 1,150
Limerick (N69): 1,051
Galway (N59): 397
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