Sixteen new safety camera zones come into effect in Louth

Sixteen new safety camera zones have become operational in Louth from yesterday 1st January 2026.

The introduction of 390 new safety camera zones nationally brings the total number of safety camera zones nationwide to 1,901.

Gardai say the primary purpose of safety cameras is to reduce speed-related collisions, lessen injuries and save lives.

An Garda Síochána recorded 179 fatal collisions in 2025, which have resulted in 190 fatalities on Irish public roads and in public places.

Safety cameras operate in areas where there is a history of speed-related collisions known as speed enforcement zones.

All zones are available on the Garda website and available for GPS navigation providers.

Assistant Commissioner Catharina Gunne, Roads Policing and Community Engagement said:

"The majority of drivers on Irish roads obey the speed limits, keeping themselves, their passengers and other road users safer. There is a small persistent cohort of selfish, dangerous drivers who choose to drive in excess of the posted speed limit.  These drivers put themselves and members of their community at risk, particularly children, older people, cyclists and other motorists.

"An Garda Síochána’s priority is to ensure that the vast majority of people who use the roads responsibly are not put in danger by this minority of reckless drivers who continue to drive at excessive speed.

"GoSafe vans operate in areas that have a speed-related collision history where fatal, serious injury and minor injury collisions occur. In addition, locations which have been highlighted by members of the community as being areas of concern, have been included in the new zones. By identifying and targeting these high-risk areas, the aim is to reduce the number of fatal and serious injury collisions."

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Locations are selected following an analysis of collated Garda data acquired from fatal, serious and minor road traffic collisions and from further consideration given to locations of concern highlighted by local communities through local Garda community engagement.

The data analysis included type of collision (fatal, serious and minor) and the coordinates of where each of these took place.  Each type of collision is assigned a weighted value (fatal, serious and minor).