Test Centre Stats

Co. Kilkenny ยท RSA driving test centre

Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) driving test centre

Figures to September 2026, from Road Safety Authority tables on CSO PxStat updated .

Weeks to a test invite, September 2026

10 weeks

+2.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

50.8%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

11 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

1,577

3.3% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 10 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) would be invited to book a date, 1.9 weeks less than the figure for all centres (11.9 weeks). A year earlier it was 8 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 1,577 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 50.8% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 52.0%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels), October 2024 to September 2026Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels): 10 weeks at the end of September 2026; all centres 11.9 weeks.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2610.0Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2610.0Weeks
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Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels), October 2024 to September 2026
MonthKilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)All Irish centres
September 202610.011.9
August 202610.011.6
July 20269.012.1
June 202610.011.8
May 202612.012.3
April 202612.011.9
March 202613.011.9
February 20268.011.5
January 202612.010.7
December 202510.010.6
November 20259.011.4
October 202511.011.5
September 20258.09.8
August 20257.010.2
July 202514.014.4
June 202515.016.8
May 202518.020.8
April 202524.027.3
March 202523.024.1
February 202520.022.9
January 202521.022.0
December 202420.020.8
November 202420.020.6
October 202418.019.3

Pass rate

Each point is the pass rate over the 12 months to that month, which smooths out small monthly samples. Over the latest 12 months Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) ranks 42nd highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels), rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels): 50.8%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2650.8%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2650.8%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels), rolling 12 months
MonthKilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)All Irish centres
September 202650.8%52.3%
August 202650.4%52.4%
July 202651.3%52.4%
June 202650.7%52.4%
May 202649.4%52.3%
April 202650.2%52.3%
March 202650.4%52.2%
February 202650.5%52.1%
January 202650.4%52.0%
December 202550.4%51.8%
November 202550.9%51.7%
October 202551.2%51.5%
September 202552.0%51.0%
August 202551.5%50.5%
July 202550.0%50.2%
June 202549.2%49.8%
May 202549.6%49.6%
April 202548.3%49.2%
March 202548.7%49.1%
February 202549.2%49.0%
January 202549.8%48.9%
December 202449.8%49.0%
November 202449.1%49.0%
October 202448.9%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 147 tests. Peak in the last two years: 213.

Nearby centres

No nearby centre had an estimate at least a week shorter. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)
Centre
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)0.0 mi11 weeks49.9%
Carlow19 mi12 weeks43.7%
Carlow Talbot Hotel19 mi13 weeks47.6%
Thurles23 mi12 weeks68.0%
Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)26 mi17 weeks57.4%
Waterford28 mi13 weeks42.9%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)CarlowCarlow Talbot HotelThurlesPortlaoise (Maldron Hotel)WaterfordKilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)

Reading these figures

  • The RSA's waiting figure is its estimate, at month end, of how long until an applicant is invited to choose a test date. It is not the same measure as DVSA's figure for Great Britain, so the two shouldn't be compared directly.
  • Pass rates are the RSA's monthly percentages for category B (car) tests; the 12-month figure here weights each month by the tests delivered.
  • Distances are between town centres (the centre is placed at Kilkenny), not the test centre's door.

Apply for or change a test through the RSA's driving test service. We have no link with the RSA.

Sources

Road Safety Authority, via CSO PxStat tables ROA30 (tests delivered, pass rate, no-shows) and ROA36 (estimated time to a test invite), CC BY 4.0. Town coordinates from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0.