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Birr driving test centre

The Courtyard Office Centre, Emmet Street, Birr, R42 K528 · Co. Offaly

Pass rate, last 12 months
50.4%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
9weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
2,758
1,391 passed

Key facts

  • 50.4% of car driving tests at Birr were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 2.0 points below the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Birr number 42 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 9 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
  • Number 5 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 2,758 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 35 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Birr

5 loops from the centre, 45 km in all, with 5 roundabouts and 93 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Birr, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Burke's Hill
    11.0 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Tullamore Road.
    11.0 km · 18 turns · 2 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  2. Route 2 · via Burke's Hill
    7.9 km loop with 1 roundabout, 11 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Railway Road.
    7.9 km · 17 turns · 1 roundabout
    Drive this route
  3. Route 3 · via Scurragh
    6.4 km loop with 10 right turns, 12 left turns and a stretch of Melsop Street.
    6.4 km · 22 turns
    Drive this route
  4. Route 4 · via Military Road
    9.3 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Railway Road.
    9.3 km · 16 turns · 2 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  5. Route 5 · via Clonoghil Lane
    10.6 km loop with 9 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Burke's Hill.
    10.6 km · 20 turns
    Drive this route

Pass rate at Birr, year by year

Share of car tests passed each calendar year; * 2026 (Jan–Aug) is the year so far. Dashed line: Ireland over the last 12 months.

45%55%65%IE 52.4%50.4%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%35%70%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)1,97250.4%52.3%
20252,56151.9%51.8%
20242,42355.6%49.0%
20231,86154.2%50.6%
20221,18860.4%50.2%
20211,29658.3%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Birr

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 August 2026.

01530IE 11.6 wks9Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 20269
July 20269
June 20268
May 202612
April 20269
March 202611

Getting there

The Courtyard Office Centre, Emmet Street, Birr
Co. Offaly R42 K528

Directions in Google Maps · Book or check your test on rsa.ie

Nearby test centres

  • Nenagh
    Co. Tipperary · 32 km
    55.1%
    +2.7 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite
  • Tullamore
    Co. Offaly · 34 km
    52.7%
    +0.3 vs IE
    14 wks
    to invite
  • Athlone
    Co. Westmeath · 36 km
    46.3%
    -6.1 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite
  • Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)
    Co. Laois · 42 km
    56.9%
    +4.5 vs IE
    13 wks
    to invite
  • Loughrea
    Co. Galway · 45 km
    65.0%
    +12.6 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite
  • Thurles
    Co. Tipperary · 48 km
    65.9%
    +13.5 vs IE
    15 wks
    to invite

Questions learners ask about Birr

What is the pass rate at Birr driving test centre?
50.4% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 2,758 car tests (1,391 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Birr an easy test centre?
Birr has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 42 of 56 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 Birr?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 9 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.6 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.
Where is Birr driving test centre?
The Courtyard Office Centre, Emmet Street, Birr, R42 K528, Co. Offaly.

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.