What is the pass rate at Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels driving test centre?

50.5% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 1,643 car tests (830 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels an easy test centre?

Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 41 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 Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels?

The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 10 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.

Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels driving test centre

O'Loughlin Gaels GAA Club, Hebron Road, Kilkenny, R95 RX63 · Co. Kilkenny

Pass rate, last 12 months

50.5%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

10weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

1,643

830 passed

Key facts

50.5% of car driving tests at Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 1.9 points below the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels number 41 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 10 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
Number 18 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
1,643 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 49 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels

5 loops from the centre, 52 km in all, with 51 roundabouts and 129 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Kilkenny Ring Road
8.7 km loop with 9 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Dublin Road.
8.7 km · 29 turns · 9 roundabouts
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Route 2 · via Kilkenny Ring Road
12.5 km loop with 12 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Johnswell Road.
12.5 km · 27 turns · 12 roundabouts
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Route 3 · via Kilkenny Ring Road
11.9 km loop with 10 roundabouts, 5 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Freshford Road.
11.9 km · 21 turns · 10 roundabouts
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Route 4 · via Hebron Road
9.2 km loop with 9 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Kilkenny Ring Road.
9.2 km · 27 turns · 9 roundabouts
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Route 5 · via New Orchard Road
9.5 km loop with 11 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Kilkenny Ring Road.
9.5 km · 25 turns · 11 roundabouts
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Pass rate at Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels, 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.

Month by month, last 12 months

By year

Year	Tests	Pass rate	Ireland
2026 (Jan–Aug)	1,065	53.1%	52.3%
2025	1,588	50.5%	51.8%
2024	1,116	49.7%	49.0%
2023	691	51.1%	50.6%
2022	764	53.9%	50.2%
2021	714	56.6%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels

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.

Month end	Weeks to invite
August 2026	10
July 2026	9
June 2026	10
May 2026	12
April 2026	12
March 2026	13

Getting there

O'Loughlin Gaels GAA Club, Hebron Road, Kilkenny
Co. Kilkenny R95 RX63

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

Nearby test centres

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-2.3 vs IE
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Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)
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Waterford
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42.1%
-10.3 vs IE
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Questions learners ask about Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels

What is the pass rate at Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels driving test centre?: 50.5% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 1,643 car tests (830 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels an easy test centre?: Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 41 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 Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels?: The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 10 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 Kilkenny O'Loughlin Gaels driving test centre?: O'Loughlin Gaels GAA Club, Hebron Road, Kilkenny, R95 RX63, Co. Kilkenny.

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.