Driving test centres in Co. Kilkenny

2 RSA centres in Co. Kilkenny ran 4,354 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026.

50.3%county pass rate

−2.0points vs Ireland

4,354tests a year

50.9%Highest pass rate: Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels
10 wksShortest wait to invite: Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels

Centres in Co. Kilkenny

Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)Co. Kilkenny50.9%10 wks−1.4 vs IE
Kilkenny (Government Buildings)Co. Kilkenny49.9%11 wks−2.4 vs IE

Just over the county line

You can sit the test at any centre. These are within 30 km of a centre in Co. Kilkenny.

Carlow (Graiguecullen)28 km43.7%12 wks−8.6 vs IE
Carlow (Talbot Hotel)29 km47.7%13 wks−4.6 vs IE

How Co. Kilkenny compares

The gap inside the county: Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels passed 50.9% of tests and Kilkenny Government Buildings 49.9%. The national wait to an invite is 11.9 weeks.

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Road Safety Authority driving test statistics (ROA30, ROA36), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Car (category B) tests. Passes are worked out from the CSO’s monthly tests and pass rate.