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Kilrush driving test centre

Kilrush Golf & Sports Clubhouse, Ennis Road, Kilrush, V15 W025 · Co. Clare

Drive the roads around Kilrush before test day

5 routes54 km75 turns

  1. Route 1 · via Ennis Road10.8 km16 turns
  2. Route 2 · via Cooraclare Road10.4 km11 turns
  3. Route 3 · via Ennis Road12.5 km19 turns
  4. Route 4 · via Ennis Road10.1 km15 turns
  5. Route 5 · via Ennis Road10.2 km14 turns

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60%pass rate
8 wksto invite
849tests a year

Ireland 52.3% · +7.3 vs IE · Ireland 11.9 weeks · #10 of 57

Key facts

  • 59.6% of car driving tests at Kilrush were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, 7.3 points above the Irish average of 52.3%.
  • That ranks Kilrush number 10 of 57 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of September 2026 the CSO estimated 8 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.9 weeks nationally.
  • Number 2 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 849 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026; number 56 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Pass rate at Kilrush, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)59.1%IE 52.3%
  2. 202562.1%IE 51.8%
  3. 202459.8%IE 49%
  4. 202355.7%IE 50.6%
  5. 202258.2%IE 50.2%
  6. 202156.4%IE 53.3%

Month by month, last 12 months

0%40%80%OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

Bars compare each calendar year with Ireland in the same year: green at least 3 points above, red at least 3 below. 2026 (Jan–Sep) is the year so far.

Waiting time for a test at Kilrush

01530IE 11.9 wks8Oct 2023Jun 2024Mar 2025Dec 2025Sep 2026
  • 8Sep 2026
  • 8Aug 2026
  • 12Jul 2026
  • 12Jun 2026
  • 13May 2026
  • 11Apr 2026

The CSO’s estimate, at the end of each month, of the weeks from applying for a test to being invited to book one. Dashed line: Ireland in September 2026.

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Questions learners ask about Kilrush
What is the pass rate at Kilrush driving test centre?
59.6% over the 12 months to September 2026, from 849 car tests (506 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.3%.
Is Kilrush an easy test centre?
Kilrush has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 10 of 57 centres. Pass rates also reflect who books where and how prepared they are, so the gap between centres is not all down to the roads or the examiners.
How long is the wait for a driving test at Kilrush?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of September 2026 was 8 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.9 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.
Where is Kilrush driving test centre?
Kilrush Golf & Sports Clubhouse, Ennis Road, Kilrush, V15 W025, Co. Clare.

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.

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