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Tullamore driving test centre

Government Offices, Clonminch, Portlaoise Road, Tullamore, R35 Y2N5 · Co. Offaly

Pass rate, last 12 months
52.7%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
14weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
3,043
1,605 passed

Key facts

  • 52.7% of car driving tests at Tullamore were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, in line with the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Tullamore number 36 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 14 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
  • Number 12 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 3,043 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 31 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Tullamore

5 loops from the centre, 50 km in all, with 29 roundabouts and 86 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Tullamore, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Tullamore Bypass
    11.9 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Charleville Road.
    11.9 km · 19 turns · 4 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  2. Route 2 · via Tullamore Bypass
    8.8 km loop with 9 roundabouts, 5 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Clonminch Road.
    8.8 km · 19 turns · 9 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  3. Route 3 · via Tullamore Bypass
    11.0 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Clonminch Road.
    11.0 km · 19 turns · 6 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  4. Route 4 · via Tullamore Bypass
    11.2 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 3 left turns and a stretch of Clonminch Road.
    11.2 km · 15 turns · 5 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  5. Route 5 · via Tullamore Bypass
    7.3 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 4 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Clonminch Road.
    7.3 km · 14 turns · 5 roundabouts
    Drive this route

Pass rate at Tullamore, 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%52.5%60%IE 52.4%54.1%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%35%70%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)2,02254.1%52.3%
20253,11650.7%51.8%
20243,22152.7%49.0%
20233,04350.1%50.6%
20222,34248.8%50.2%
20211,70153.8%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Tullamore

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.

012.525IE 11.6 wks14Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 202614
July 202613
June 202612
May 202612
April 202613
March 202611

Getting there

Government Offices, Clonminch, Portlaoise Road, Tullamore
Co. Offaly R35 Y2N5

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

Nearby test centres

  • Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)
    Co. Laois · 30 km
    56.9%
    +4.5 vs IE
    13 wks
    to invite
  • Mullingar
    Co. Westmeath · 31 km
    50.8%
    -1.6 vs IE
    13 wks
    to invite
  • Birr
    Co. Offaly · 34 km
    50.4%
    -2.0 vs IE
    9 wks
    to invite
  • Athlone
    Co. Westmeath · 34 km
    46.3%
    -6.1 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite
  • Naas
    Co. Kildare · 55 km
    54.9%
    +2.5 vs IE
    8 wks
    to invite
  • Longford
    Co. Longford · 56 km
    58.1%
    +5.7 vs IE
    15 wks
    to invite

Questions learners ask about Tullamore

What is the pass rate at Tullamore driving test centre?
52.7% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 3,043 car tests (1,605 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Tullamore an easy test centre?
Tullamore has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 36 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 Tullamore?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 14 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 Tullamore driving test centre?
Government Offices, Clonminch, Portlaoise Road, Tullamore, R35 Y2N5, 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.