180 speeding offences in villages connecting Wexford town to Rosslare Europort

By Simon Bourke, Wexford People

With Rosslare Europort continuing to experience significant growth and the new bypass not expected to begin construction until 2030, those living in the villages between the port and Wexford town have become accustomed to an increasing number of heavy goods vehicles (HGV) passing through their areas.

However, having previously accused HGV drivers of “not taking their foot off the accelerator going through” Kilrane, Tagoat, and Killnick, local councillor Ger Carthy has requested information on the number of speeding offences recorded in those villages over the last two years.

A response received from the Wexford Wicklow Garda Division showed that between May 1, 2023 and April 30, 2025 a total of 180 fixed charge penalty notices (FCPN) were issued to motorists for speeding offences in a 1.5km radius of Kilrane, Tagoat, and Killinick.

In Tagoat, where the speed limit is 60kmh, the average speed of those issued FCPNs was 77.2kmh. In Kilrane, where the limit is 50kmh, the average speed was 70.3kmh.

The figures are inclusive of HGVs and include both garda interceptions and Go Safe detections in these areas. However, gardaí said they could not differentiate between the types of vehicles involved in the speed detections.

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