Mayo's N17 Speed Camera fines revealed as it ranks in top three nationally

Nine static speed safety cameras have been in operation across the country since 2024, with sites chosen on the basis of fatal and serious injury collision data, speed data, and feedback from local stakeholders.

By Jack Good Published 21st Jul 2026, 21:00 BST A static speed camera Nine static speed safety cameras have been in operation across the country since 2024, with sites chosen on the basis of fatal and serious injury collision data, speed data, and feedback from local stakeholders. Sign up to our Mayo Live newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know you can manage your profile, and explore all of the available newsletters from Mayo Live within your account.

The static speed camera on the N17 at Ballinsmaula, Co. Mayo , issued 11,476 Fixed Charge Notices (FCNs) over an eleven-month period, making it the third busiest speed enforcement point in the country, according to figures released by the Department of Justice.

The data, based on incidents recorded between 30 May 2025 and 30 April 2026, shows the Mayo camera trailing only the N80 camera at Graiguenaspiddoge, Co. Carlow, which recorded 15,880 FCNs in the same period — the highest total among the seven static cameras included in the report.

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Over an eight month period, over 30,000 fines were issued for the N25 speed camera at Glenmore, Co. Kilkenny. Monthly figures were provided separately for this speed camera and showed notices issued ranging from 2,663 in January 2026 to a high of 5,502 in March 2026

The figures, supplied to the Department by An Garda Síochána and based on operational data from the Fixed Charge Processing System (FCPS) as of 25 May 2026, cover static cameras at seven locations around the country:

FCNs issued by location were as follows: N80 Graiguenaspiddoge, Carlow saw 15,880 issued; N17 Ballinsmaula, Mayo saw 11,476; N13 Killyverry, Donegal saw 2,925; N22 Farnanes, Cork saw 3,369; N69 Ballyhomin, Limerick saw 1,051; R772 Aske, Gorey, Wexford saw 1,150; and N59 Aubwee, Galway saw 397.

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The sharp disparity between the Mayo and Carlow cameras and the other five locations has drawn attention, with the N17 and N80 sites together accounting for the vast majority of enforcement activity recorded across the seven-camera sample.

Speaking in the Dáil earlier this month, Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan addressed the uneven distribution of notices across the camera network, referring specifically to sites that stood out in the figures.

The Minister said it was unusual that two cameras seem to have so many more fixed charge notices emanating from them than others, and that he did not believe this was because drivers were safer in one area than another. He suggested instead that the disparity was most likely linked to the positioning of the cameras — particularly where a road transitions from a stretch permitting a faster speed limit into a zone with a lower limit close by. He added that the figures had caught his attention, prompting him to raise the matter.

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While the Minister did not name the Mayo camera specifically in the remarks provided, the N17 Ballinsmaula site's position among the highest-yielding cameras in the State.

Minister O'Callaghan said that fixed cameras, average speed cameras and GoSafe vans all form a vital part of efforts to reduce speeding on Irish roads. He described the cameras as being intended, first and foremost, as a tool to support safety, prevention and behavioural change across the road network, and said the broader goal of expanding camera use nationally was to encourage safer driving, cut collisions and protect road users by promoting compliance with speed limits.

An Garda Síochána has confirmed that it does not disclose a more granular breakdown of camera-by-camera figures — such as month-by-month data — for the seven sites listed, citing operational reasons.

No comparable monthly breakdown has been published for the N17 Ballinsmaula camera in Mayo, meaning the current 11,476 figure represents a cumulative total for the eleven-month period rather than a month-by-month trend.

Figures are based on incidents which occurred from 30 May 2025 to 30 April 2026, inclusive. All information is based on operational data from the Fixed Charge Processing System as available on 25 May 2026 and is liable to change.