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Kilrush driving test centre

Kilrush Golf & Sports Clubhouse, Ennis Road, Kilrush, V15 W025 · Co. Clare

Pass rate, last 12 months
59.1%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
8weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
794
469 passed

Key facts

  • 59.1% of car driving tests at Kilrush were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 6.7 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Kilrush number 11 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 8 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
  • Number 3 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 794 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 55 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Kilrush

5 loops from the centre, 54 km in all, with 0 roundabouts and 75 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Kilrush, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Ennis Road
    10.8 km loop with 7 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Vandeleur Walled Garden access road.
    10.8 km · 16 turns
    Drive this route
  2. Route 2 · via Cooraclare Road
    10.4 km loop with 7 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Shannon Heights.
    10.4 km · 11 turns
    Drive this route
  3. Route 3 · via Ennis Road
    12.5 km loop with 10 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Ennis Road.
    12.5 km · 19 turns
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  4. Route 4 · via Ennis Road
    10.1 km loop with 9 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Cooraclare Road.
    10.1 km · 15 turns
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  5. Route 5 · via Ennis Road
    10.2 km loop with 8 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Cooraclare Road.
    10.2 km · 14 turns
    Drive this route

Pass rate at Kilrush, 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.

50%57.5%65%IE 52.4%58.5%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%40%80%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)59058.5%52.3%
202557562.1%51.8%
202473859.8%49.0%
202346355.7%50.6%
202251958.2%50.2%
202131456.4%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Kilrush

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 wks8Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 20268
July 202612
June 202612
May 202613
April 202611
March 202610

Getting there

Kilrush Golf & Sports Clubhouse, Ennis Road, Kilrush
Co. Clare V15 W025

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

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Questions learners ask about Kilrush

What is the pass rate at Kilrush driving test centre?
59.1% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 794 car tests (469 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Kilrush an easy test centre?
Kilrush has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 11 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 Kilrush?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 8 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 Kilrush driving test centre?
Kilrush Golf & Sports Clubhouse, Ennis Road, Kilrush, V15 W025, Co. Clare.

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.