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Shannon driving test centre

Treacys Oakwood Hotel, Airport Road, Shannon, V14 NH97 · Co. Clare

Pass rate, last 12 months
59.3%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
11weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
1,661
985 passed

Key facts

  • 59.3% of car driving tests at Shannon were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 6.9 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Shannon number 10 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 11 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
  • Number 25 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 1,661 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 48 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Shannon

5 loops from the centre, 51 km in all, with 37 roundabouts and 119 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Shannon, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Bealach Brí
    8.1 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Bóthar an Aerfoirt.
    8.1 km · 28 turns · 7 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  2. Route 2 · via Shannon Access Road
    12.6 km loop with 12 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Bóthar an Aerfoirt.
    12.6 km · 24 turns · 12 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  3. Route 3 · via Bealach Brí
    9.9 km loop with 8 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Bóthar an Aerfoirt.
    9.9 km · 25 turns · 8 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  4. Route 4 · via Shannon Access Road
    10.1 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 5 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Tullyvarraga Road.
    10.1 km · 18 turns · 5 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  5. Route 5 · via Shannon Access Road
    9.9 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Bóthar an Aerfoirt.
    9.9 km · 24 turns · 5 roundabouts
    Drive this route

Pass rate at Shannon, 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%60%70%IE 52.4%58.8%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%35%70%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)1,29158.8%52.3%
20251,20465.9%51.8%
20241,25858.8%49.0%
20231,19457.3%50.6%
202282253.0%50.2%
202173952.8%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Shannon

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.

022.545IE 11.6 wks11Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 202611
July 20267
June 202611
May 202612
April 20268
March 202610

Getting there

Treacys Oakwood Hotel, Airport Road, Shannon
Co. Clare V14 NH97

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

Nearby test centres

  • Limerick (Woodview)
    Co. Limerick · 16 km
    58.5%
    +6.1 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite
  • Limerick (Castlemungret)
    Co. Limerick · 16 km
    56.3%
    +3.9 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite
  • Ennis
    Co. Clare · 16 km
    55.2%
    +2.8 vs IE
    14 wks
    to invite
  • Newcastle West
    Co. Limerick · 31 km
    67.2%
    +14.8 vs IE
    11 wks
    to invite
  • Kilrush
    Co. Clare · 41 km
    59.1%
    +6.7 vs IE
    8 wks
    to invite
  • Nenagh
    Co. Tipperary · 48 km
    55.1%
    +2.7 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite

Questions learners ask about Shannon

What is the pass rate at Shannon driving test centre?
59.3% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 1,661 car tests (985 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Shannon an easy test centre?
Shannon has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 10 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 Shannon?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 11 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 Shannon driving test centre?
Treacys Oakwood Hotel, Airport Road, Shannon, V14 NH97, 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.