Toll hikes for motorway, Port Tunnel users from January

Nuashonraithe / Dé hAoine, 30 Dfómh 2026 12:09

A number of increases to tolls across the national road network have been announced by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, and will come into place on 1 January.

Among the roads to see increases will be the M50 and Port Tunnel in Dublin, with all categories of vehicles on the M50 seeing a hike.

M50 users in cars with a tag or video account will see a 10c increase, while car users without a tag will see a 20c increase.

Goods vehicles not exceeding 2,000kg will increase by 10c in the case of registered users with tags or unregistered users, and by 20c for those registered with video accounts.

Tolls for heavier HGVs on the M50 will also increase by 20c or 30c.

Dubin Port Tunnel users will see an increase of €1 for those travelling southbound toward Dublin during peak morning hours of 6am to 10am - otherwise toll rates remain unchanged for 2027.

TII has said this increase is aligned with the approach adopted in recent years, and "reflects the increasing volumes of traffic being experienced in the southbound peak period, and the requirement to preserve capacity for heavy goods vehicles accessing Dublin Port".

Of the ten toll roads on the national road network, eight operate under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model, while two - the M50 and Port Tunnel - are public toll roads operating on behalf of TII.

The tolls charged are regulated through an inflation adjustment mechanism, according to TII.

On PPP toll roads, rates for cars and motorcycles on the M3 Clonee to Kells road will remain unchanged, however rates for cars at all other toll locations will increase by 10c.

Heavier HGVs will see increases of 20c, with those HGVs weighing more than 3,500kg and having four axels increasing by 30c.