Millions in fines generated by controversial Kilkenny camera with'appalling signage'

Nearly 38,000 Fixed Charge Notices have been issued by the N25 camera since May 2025

Published 28th Jul 2026, 19:30 BST File photo Nearly 38,000 Fixed Charge Notices have been issued by the N25 camera since May 2025 Sign up to our Kilkenny 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 Kilkenny Live within your account.

Thousands of motorists are still being issued with Fixed Charge Notices by the N25 static speed camera at Glenmore in south Kilkenny despite the national attention gained by the debate surrounding it.

Over 3,600 motorists were found to have exceeded the speed limit in June, an increase on May’s figure.

The issue has been raised in the Dáil several times in recent months with Tánaiste Simon Harris asserting that the fault lay with people being caught speeding rather than inadequate signage as many people given notices have argued.

Of the nine static speed cameras in the country, Glenmore’s has resulted in a far higher number of fines than any other with drivers believing that the camera’s range is too close to the change from 100km/h to 80km/h and does not give enough time to reduce speed.

Labour TD for Wexford, George Lawlor, has been vocal in raising the issue saying that “people have lost confidence in this camera” and that the €6.031 million in fines generated between May 2025 and June 2026 was an aberration resulting from the “appalling signage”.

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Speaking to the Kilkenny People, Cllr Pat Dunphy (FG) of the Piltown Municipal District highlighted that most motorists were only marginally above the speed limit and that the message of obeying the laws had to be emphasised.

“I doubt very much if they’ll take it away and I just wonder if a camera like that was put up on other roads, would it be the same problem,” he said.

“Most people getting caught on the Glenmore Road are not going at a terrible speed or anything, they’re just going a bit over it.”

“How do you get the message across to people just to slow down, you have to follow the speed limit,” he added.

The reduction in speed limit and erection of the camera on a particularly dangerous stretch of the N25 was as a result of a major public campaign after that section of the road had claimed the lives of 12 people in 20 years.

The continued conversation around the N25 after victories were won in mitigating motorists’ speed is sure to be a source of frustration for some who campaigned so hard while Cllr Dunphy asserted that improving safety was the key priority.

“There were too many lives lost on that road, and that’s the most important of all. There’s a lot of families affected and people in Glenmore were involved in raising the campaign,” he outlined.

“A huge amount of people wanted something done, and something was done, but then people started getting caught and it’s another problem.”

“I think the most important thing is to reduce speed and it’ll be much safer. We just need to pay a bit more attention,” he concluded.