{"id":226859,"date":"2025-12-11T05:45:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T05:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/226859\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T05:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T05:45:13","slug":"huge-amount-getting-caught-by-new-speed-camera-in-kilkenny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/226859\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Huge amount getting caught&#8217; by new speed camera in Kilkenny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The recently-installed static speed camera on a stretch of the N25 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilkennypeople.ie\/news\/local-news\/1964509\/scenic-kilkenny-beauty-spot-is-being-hit-by-an-epidemic-of-dumping.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">South Kilkenny<\/a> continues to generate strong discussion among councillors, following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilkennypeople.ie\/news\/south-kilkenny\/1895546\/its-about-saving-lives-kilkenny-county-council-reduces-n25-speed-limit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">a recent change in the speed limit<\/a> prompted by public outcry.<\/p>\n<p>Cllr Fidelis Doherty said members should \u201cmaybe get a report on numbers and stats and how that\u2019s going,\u201d noting significant public interest in how the system is performing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilkennypeople.ie\/video\/pictures---videos\/1964273\/video-two-taken-to-hospital-light-aircraft-crashes-in-south-kilkenny.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">VIDEO: Aircraft crash lands in Kilkenny &#8211; updated<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cllr Pat Dunphy said there was a \u2018huge amount getting caught with that new speed camera\u2019, reflecting concerns being relayed locally since enforcement began.<\/p>\n<p>Responding, area engineer John Tennyson explained that variable message signs are in place to provide advance notice to motorists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s variable message signs to give prior warning,\u201d he said. \u201cFrom what we\u2019re hearing the levels of fines, they\u2019re being left up there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilkennypeople.ie\/news\/local-news\/1964075\/horse-manure-kilkenny-td-calls-out-critics-of-greyhound-and-horse-racing-sectors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8216;Horse manure&#8217; &#8211; Kilkenny TD calls out critics of greyhound and horse racing sectors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cllr Ger Frisby said the signage approaching the camera from the Glenmore roundabout was clear and effective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s well-signed, you can definitely see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilkennypeople.ie\/section\/588\/traffic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">traffic<\/a> slowing down,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the camera is \u2018doing the job\u2019 and expressed hope that it is \u2018hopefully saving lives\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilkennypeople.ie\/news\/local-news\/1963478\/urgent-action-needed-on-dangerous-road-on-the-outskirts-of-kilkenny.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Urgent action needed on dangerous road on the outskirts of Kilkenny<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Road safety experts say that static safety cameras have been proven internationally to reduce speeding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilkennypeople.ie\/section\/115\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; 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