Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) results: 50.4% (1,643)
Test centre in County Kilkenny, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 1,643car tests
- 42 of 57car rank
- 10weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) compares
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) passed 50.4% of 1,643 car tests (828 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 2.0 points below the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) ranks 16th lowest. Above Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels): Birr (0.1 higher) and Clonmel (0.2 higher). Below Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels): Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) (0.3 lower) and Raheny (0.4 lower). Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)'s 1,643 car tests: 8th quietest of 57. Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)'s closest in size: Shannon with 18 more tests, 8.8 higher; Drogheda - Southgate with 97 more tests, 3.8 higher; Ballina with 173 fewer tests, 5.8 higher and Mitchelstown with 215 fewer tests, 4.8 higher.
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) across all categories: 63.7% of 2,605 tests (54.8% nationally), 962 in other licence categories. Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) took 37.6% of the 4,374 car tests at 2 County Kilkenny centres. Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)'s 50.4%, county 50.2%: level.
Car driving test pass rate at Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels), month by month
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)'s best month: 66.4% of 146 tests, July 2026. Worst: 39.0% of 109, March 2026, a 27.4 point gap. Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)'s quietest month: 93 tests, December 2025; busiest: 213, September 2025. Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels), first 6 months: 47.5% of 857; last 6: 53.6% of 786, so Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) improved 6.1 points. Latest at Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels), August 2026: 51.9% of 148. A year earlier: 59.2% of 203, so Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) is 7.3 points down.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 142 | 44.4% |
| October 2024 | 166 | 50.3% |
| November 2024 | 86 | 42.2% |
| December 2024 | 42 | 57.9% |
| January 2025 | 126 | 51.8% |
| February 2025 | 132 | 50.4% |
| March 2025 | 132 | 42.7% |
| April 2025 | 53 | 58.0% |
| May 2025 | 100 | 63.8% |
| June 2025 | 116 | 41.2% |
| July 2025 | 148 | 58.7% |
| August 2025 | 203 | 59.2% |
| September 2025 | 213 | 50.0% |
| October 2025 | 149 | 42.3% |
| November 2025 | 123 | 41.1% |
| December 2025 | 93 | 46.0% |
| January 2026 | 138 | 51.3% |
| February 2026 | 141 | 52.0% |
| March 2026 | 109 | 39.0% |
| April 2026 | 105 | 51.1% |
| May 2026 | 120 | 51.5% |
| June 2026 | 158 | 56.6% |
| July 2026 | 146 | 66.4% |
| August 2026 | 148 | 51.9% |
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) pass rates by year
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels), September 2024 to August 2025: 51.5% of 1,446 car tests. Since then Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) slipped 1.1 points on 1,643 car tests against 1,446, up 197 (13.6%). Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) went from 22nd lowest of 57 to 16th lowest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)'s 1.1 point fall ranks 14th largest. Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) added 197 car tests, the 43rd largest of 49 increases. Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) kept pace with County Kilkenny, which went from 51.1% to 50.2%.
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) by calendar year: 56.5% of 716 car tests in 2021, 50.4% of 1,588 in 2025, down 6.1 points (national down 1.5). Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels), 2024 to 2025: 49.8% of 1,116 to 50.4%, a gain of 0.6 points for Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels). Best full year: 56.5% in 2021; worst: 49.8% in 2024; busiest: 1,588 car tests in 2025. Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)'s car no shows: 12 in 2021, 47 in 2025; not conducted: 70, then 135. Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels), 2026 to date: 53.1% of 1,065 in 8 months, 0.8 points over national at Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels).
| Year | All tests | Pass rate, all tests | Car tests here | Car pass rate here | Car no shows | Car tests not conducted | Car pass rate nationally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 920 | 63.3% | 716 | 56.5% | 12 | 70 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 1,188 | 64.4% | 764 | 54.0% | 12 | 76 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 1,316 | 65.3% | 691 | 51.1% | 24 | 41 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 2,003 | 65.7% | 1,116 | 49.8% | 39 | 74 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 2,352 | 61.4% | 1,588 | 50.4% | 47 | 135 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 1,720 | 66.4% | 1,065 | 53.1% | 36 | 115 | 52.3% |
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) by licence category
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) beyond cars: 195 truck (C), 78.2%, 3.8 points above national; 195 bus (D), 78.8%, 13.1 points above national; 170 bus CPC practical, 100.0%, 1.3 points above national; 125 car and trailer (BE), 86.5%, 1.1 points above national and 112 truck CPC practical, 100.0%, 1.3 points above national, each with 100 or more tests. Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels), under 100 tests each: 67 motorcycle (A); 54 minibus (D1); 34 small truck (C1); 8 medium power motorcycle (A2) and 2 low power motorcycle (A1). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 1,643 | 50.4% | 52.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 195 | 78.2% | 74.4% |
| Category D (Bus) | 195 | 78.8% | 65.7% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 170 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 125 | 86.5% | 85.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 112 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 67 | 71.4% | 69.4% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 54 | 75.2% | 68.1% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 34 | 75.7% | 76.5% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 8 | 100.0% | 62.0% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 2 | 100.0% | 45.6% |
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) waiting times and capacity
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)'s estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 10 weeks at Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels). Longer waits than Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels): 31 centres. Shorter than Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels): 9, of 57 others with a published wait. Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels): longest wait in County Kilkenny; Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) the shortest, 1 week less than Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels). In August 2026, 99.6% of the 222 test slots at Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)'s 222 test slots: joint 20th fewest of 59 centres.
- 10 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 222Test slots in the latest month
- 99.6%Slots used
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels): no shows and tests not conducted
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) counted 1,848 car tests: 1,643 delivered, 57 no shows and 148 not conducted or abandoned. Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)'s shares of those 1,848: 3.1% no shows and 8.0% not conducted at Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels). Of 57 centres, Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)'s 3.1% no show share ranks joint 17th highest. Neither count moves Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)'s 50.4% pass rate: 828 passes over 1,643 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
1,643 car tests is enough for the car figure to be stable from month to month, but it still reflects who sat the test here, how much they had practised and the local roads, not only how strict a tester is.
How to read a centre's figures beside the national picture, and what the test checks, is in the driving test pass rates guide.
Source: Road Safety Authority, published by the Central Statistics Office, PxStat ROA30, CC BY 4.0, checked on 2026-09-16.Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) and County Kilkenny
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) leads Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) by 0.3 points (2,731 tests at 50.1%); Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) waits 1 week more than Kilkenny (Govt Buildings). No other County Kilkenny centre beat Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) on both rate and wait.