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Mobile-Phone Driving Offences Surge In Kildare–Carlow, According To New Figures Seen By Kfm News

Tuesday, 25 November 2025 10:32

By Martin Osborne - Head Of News

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The figures are based upon operational data from the Fixed Charge Processing System which was available on 18 November 2025.

Mobile-phone offences in the Kildare–Carlow division have climbed from 1,604 cases in 2022 to 1,539 in 2023, before surging to 1,946  in 2024.

The figures are based upon operational data from the Fixed Charge Processing System which was available on 18 November 2025.

Nationally, the number of people caught using a phone while driving has surged from 18,609 in 2022 to 21,999 in 2024.

While Dublin’s combined Garda divisions recorded more than 5,700 mobile-phone driving offences last year, Kildare–Carlow tops the country as the single highest individual division, with almost 1,950 detections - followed by Waterford/Kilkenny. 

Donegal recorded the fewest mobile-phone driving offences in the country last year, with 295 detections.

 

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