Garda speed vans in Galway generated in excess of €1.9 million from speeding motorists in the period between January 1, 2023 and June 8, 2025.
Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhúrchú has called for a get-tough approach on speeding on rural roads. The MEP has called for a greater concentration of speed vans at accident black spots on the nation’s rural roads.
Garda speed vans have pocketed over €32 million nationwide in the last 30 months. Galway ranks fifth highest grossing revenue from Garda speed vans during this period having generated a total of €1,916,640. Dublin generated the most with a total revenue of €6,227,840. Tipperary, Cork, and Kildare followed behind.
According to the EU Transport Committee MEP, speeding caused the deaths of 52 Irish people in 2024.
“A European Commission report from 2020 estimated that 10 to 15 per cent of all crashes and 30 per cent of all fatal crashes are the direct result of speeding or inappropriate speed,” explained Ní Mhúrchú.
“174 people died on Irish roads in 2024, which means that 52 of those people died as a direct result of speeding (30 per cent ). There are 52 families across the country mourning loved ones because we have failed to tackle speeding in any meaningful way.”
The Fianna Fáil MEP welcomed an extra €9 million in funding for up to 100 new speed cameras to enhance road safety at the end of 2024 but said that continual investment in new technology is needed to catch those who are flouting the law.
She has also called for smarter positioning of the current stock of speed vans to ensure they are located in areas of highest risk of road fatalities. She has proposed re-education courses as a judicial sanction for drivers who are repeatedly caught speeding.
