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Newcastle West driving test centre

Intreo Centre, Gortboy, Newcastle West, V42 RK52 · Co. Limerick

Drive the roads around Newcastle West before test day

5 routes47 km104 turns17 roundabouts

  1. Route 1 · via Cork Road10.1 km23 turns3 roundabouts
  2. Route 2 · via Station Road7.5 km21 turns4 roundabouts
  3. Route 3 · via Station Road8.4 km22 turns4 roundabouts
  4. Route 4 · via Station Road12.8 km17 turns3 roundabouts
  5. Route 5 · via Sheehan's Road8.0 km21 turns3 roundabouts

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Drive all 5 loops around Newcastle West from your phone before you ever sit in the car: every roundabout, every junction, in the order you will meet them.

  • 5 routes · 47 km · 104 marked turns
  • Examiner-style marking on signalling and observation
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5 loops from the test centre, built from the road network around Newcastle West. Not the RSA’s own test routes, which are not published, but the same local roads.

67%pass rate
14 wksto invite
2,037tests a year

Ireland 52.3% · +15.0 vs IE · Ireland 11.9 weeks · #3 of 57

Key facts

  • 67.3% of car driving tests at Newcastle West were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, 15.0 points above the Irish average of 52.3%.
  • That ranks Newcastle West number 3 of 57 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of September 2026 the CSO estimated 14 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.9 weeks nationally.
  • Number 10 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 2,037 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026; number 44 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Pass rate at Newcastle West, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)70.2%IE 52.3%
  2. 202552.5%IE 51.8%
  3. 202445.2%IE 49%
  4. 202352.0%IE 50.6%
  5. 202252.4%IE 50.2%
  6. 202165.1%IE 53.3%

Month by month, last 12 months

0%45%90%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 Newcastle West

012.525IE 11.9 wks14Oct 2023Jun 2024Mar 2025Dec 2025Sep 2026
  • 14Sep 2026
  • 11Aug 2026
  • 10Jul 2026
  • 11Jun 2026
  • 11May 2026
  • 9Apr 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 Newcastle West
What is the pass rate at Newcastle West driving test centre?
67.3% over the 12 months to September 2026, from 2,037 car tests (1,370 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.3%.
Is Newcastle West an easy test centre?
Newcastle West has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 3 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 Newcastle West?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of September 2026 was 14 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 Newcastle West driving test centre?
Intreo Centre, Gortboy, Newcastle West, V42 RK52, Co. Limerick.

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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