'Making it easy to charge wherever you are': New high-power EV charging locations for Limerick

NEW HIGH-power charging hubs for electric vehicles (EV) across Limerick have been announced, with a total of €8m spent nationally on the rollout.

Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien announced that nationally, 53 new charging locations will have 175 new fast and ultra-fast recharging points in place by the end of this year, with three of those in Limerick and two across the border in Charleville. 

The locations in Limerick include: Hodkinson's Centra & Top Oil, Patrickswell, Weev Charging Ltd, WN502 in Templeglantine and Dooleys SuperValu, Newcastle West.

In Charleville, chargers will be built at the Charleville Park Hotel and Lee’s Centra. 

The announcement is part of a wider plan to build a reliable recharging network across the country, with the distance between recharging hubs to be 60km or less.

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Minister O’Brien said: “We’re taking real, practical steps to make EV's work for everyone. With more chargers, more choice, and more support, we hope even more people will feel confident making the switch to electric. 

“These high-powered chargers are a key step in that process. We’re committed to building a sustainable and cleaner transport system, and that means making it easy to charge wherever you are.”

The recharging hubs are funded through the Light Duty Vehicle (LDV) initiative operated by Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI), and delivered by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).

This phase of the initiative focused on over 1,200km of national single-carriageway roads. Enterprises such as petrol/service station operators, car park owners, hotels, supermarkets/retail outlets, and others with publicly accessible sites, could apply through a competitive grant process for funding. The total allocation for this aspect is €7.9m.  

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Peter Walsh, CEO of TII, said: “Working in partnership with ZEVI and the private sector, this scheme is helping us build the kind of infrastructure people can rely on: fast, efficient and accessible.”

The announcement marks another major milestone under Ireland’s National EV Charging Network Plan, which aims to make EV recharging accessible across all parts of the country, from motorways to rural roads, and from cities to small towns.

This is part of the wider ZEVI National Road Network EV Charging Plan, which previously awarded grant funding to deliver 131 new high-power recharging points at 17 locations along the motorway/dual-carriageway network.

An additional scheme to support recharging infrastructure across another 3,000km of the national road network is also currently underway, with applications closing in June.  

It also complements other supports already in place, including the EV purchase grant, home charger grants, and the reduced VRT for EVs.