Cameras will also be installed around Ireland, starting with Co Kerry and Co Roscommon.A decade after a red light camera trial at a Luas level crossing where motorists kept running into trams, Dublins first normal-operating red light camera is to be placed at a different type of level crossing the Dart and Intercity railway level crossing at Merrion Gates.The recently reported delay in another planned rollout of red light cameras means Irish Rail trains will be protected ahead of Luas trams. The delay in deploying enforcement camera systems away from railways is linked to the publication of a draft strategy for broader camera-based enforcement. Despite a draft of the strategy being presented to the Department of Transport in May 2024 and it not being finalised since, the Department told this website that it was an absolute priority of the Ministers, the Department and Government to see a reduction in the number of deaths on our roads. Irish Rail said today that cameras, installed in partnership with An Garda Sochna and Dublin City Council, have been tested extensively in recent months and will go live soon.The State railway company said that the system will detect motorists going beyond a stop line when red lights are flashing at a Railway Level Crossing, which is subject to a fine of 80 and two penalty points, while it will also detect speeding offences, which come with a fine of 160 and two penalty pointsThe system, like other fixed speed enforcement cameras, will be operated by Go Safe for the Garda. The company reported 23 incidents in 2025 and 28 in 2024 in which road vehicles or bikes crashed into level crossing gates. Blocking the level crossing and speeding can also prevent Irish Rail from lowering the gates to allow trains to pass, causing disruption to the rail network.Mary Considine, CEO of Irish Rail. said: Interface between road and rail users at level crossings represents one of the greatest safety risks on the railway. The installation of Garda Go safe cameras, firstly here at Merrion Gates and at other level crossings across the country, to encourage drivers to always act safely at level crossings.Assistant Garda Commissioner Catharina Gunne, who has the responsibility for roads policing, said: We welcome this next stage of co-operation with our partners in transport safety. The effective use of this kind of technology will greatly help us to keep rail and road users safe through enforcement.She added: But we still appeal to people to take care when approaching a railway level crossing, to be aware of other road users and to pay heed to the warning lights indicating that it is unsafe for you to proceed, and require you to stop so as to avoid any risk to you or the safety of others.The Dublin City Lord Mayor, Cllr Ray McAdam, said: Dublin City Council are pleased to support this initiative and look forward to seeing more of this type of technology rolled out across the city to ensure all users obey the traffic signals, which are installed to assist all road users and pedestrians.In a statement, Irish Rail said that the camera is the first of up to six camera units which will be used across a range of level crossings, and some of the cameras may be moved around to different locations in Dublin. The company said that the next planned rollout locations are in Farranfore and Minish in County Kerry, and Knockcroghery in County Roscommon, where it outlined that speeding is the primary issue.Irish Rail said: The cameras are easy to relocate, and they will be deployed dependent on driver behaviour. Merrion was chosen as the first location due to traffic surveys showing persistent driver behaviour issues. Where these safety cameras have been deployed across the roads network, driver compliance of up to 98.6% is achieved. In Dublin, it is intended to move units across the network to automated crossings such as Serpentine, Sutton, Coolmine and Sandymount where incidents have been recorded.