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Driving test centre pass rate in Kilkenny centres revealed

The average passing rate for driving tests in Kilkenny is 54.46%, according to recently acquired data from Newstalk. The average passing rate at at Government Buildings in Kilkenny City is 52.29% whilst just down the road at O'Loughlin Gaels GAA ...

23 Apr 2022 at 15:54

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REVEALED: The luckiest weeks to sit your driving test... and what weeks to avoid

Anyone struggling to pass their driving test may be glad to know that early in the new year has the highest pass rate of all. And December is statistically the worst time to sit a driving test, with two of the lowest pass rates in that month. ...

21 Apr 2022 at 17:10

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Driving test centre passing rates in Kilkenny and neighbouring counties revealed

21 Apr 2022 at 16:52

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New driving testers 'will help to address backlog' in Kilkenny

Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow-Kilkenny, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, has welcomed the announcement by Fianna Fáil Minister Jack Chambers, which approves the hiring of 75 additional driver testers by the Road Safety Authority (RSA). This move is ...

12 Apr 2023 at 11:15

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Test delays - Kilkenny drivers on the go slow

Sinn Fein TD for Carlow-Kilkenny, Kathleen Funchion, has criticised the Department of Transport’s ‘workforce planning’, as a large volume of Kilkenny people are forced to wait over six months to take their driving test. According to a ...

10 Jul 2023 at 17:48

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Some driving test applicants in Kilkenny receiving test dates for next year, Seanad told

The Seanad has been told that some driving test applicants in Kilkenny are being informed that it could be next year by the time they get to sit a test. The comments were raised by Senator Mark Daly (FF) in a Seanad Éireann debate. ...

28 Jun 2023 at 17:24

National News

Irish driver testers 'let go' amid chronic backlog in test dates

A number of tester drivers have not had their contracts renewed despite an unprecedent demand for driving tests, the Driver Testing Service has confirmed. Despite an average wait time of 22 weeks for a driving test in the country, ...

13 Jan 2024 at 11:20

National News

Partner of TD facing motoring charges warned over his failure to sit driving test

A JUDGE has rejected a claim made by the partner of independent Clare TD, Violet Anne Wynne that he has yet to receive an email from the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) inviting him to sit his driving test, more than three ...

17 Jan 2024 at 11:10

Motoring

Learner drivers seeking test dates in Kilkenny could be waiting until mid-2024

According to the Road Safety Authority's driver test estimation tool, learner drivers seeking a category 'B' test in Kilkenny could be waiting until June of next year to receive an invitation to book a test. Assuming you join ...

12 Sept 2023 at 12:32

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Some driving test applicants in Kilkenny receiving test dates for next year, Seanad told

30 Jun 2023 at 17:14

Motoring

31,000 postponed driving tests need to be first-in-line when restrictions ease

Sinn Féin Mayo TD Rose Conway-Walsh labelled it ‘unfair’ that people who had their theory driving test cancelled due to lockdown are now being pushed to the back of the queue. Deputy Conway-Walsh said: “The rescheduling is ...

24 Nov 2020 at 10:39

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46% of Kilkenny drivers pass test, but women less likely to pass driving test overall

The latest published figures show that 25% more men than women took and passed their driving test. Experts at the newly launched online insurance broker Missquote.ie say that while statistics indicate that women drivers ...

27 Apr 2021 at 21:00

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