Toll roads to impose rises of between 10c and €1 from January

There are 10 toll roads on the national road network, eight of which are operated under a Public Private Partnership model. File picture: Dan Linehan

Toll increases of between 10c to €1 will be introduced from January 1.

On the M50 all categories of vehicles will be charged an extra 10 cents, but heavy goods vehicles exceeding 10,000kg will have a 20 cent rise.

Motorbikes will not see any toll increases across the eight roads operated through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) — the M1, M3, M4, M7/8, M8, N6, N25WF, N18-LT.

Cars will also avoid a toll rise on the M1, M7/8, M8, N6, N25WF, and N18-LT, but all other vehicles will see hikes of 10c on these roads.

All vehicles other than motorbikes will see a 10c increase on tolls on the M3 and M4, other than goods vehicles exceeding 3,500kgs with four or more axels, which will see tolls go up by 20c from €8.60 to €8.80.

“On PPP toll roads most car tolls are unaffected, with only users of M4 Kilcock to Kinnegad and M3 Clonee to Kells motorway affected by 10 cent increase,” a statement from Transport Infrastructure Ireland said.

“Goods vehicles on all toll concessions roads will be impacted by a 10 cent increase. There is 20 cent increase on HGV’s of more than 3,500kg having 4 axels or more on the M4 Kilcock to Kinnegad motorway.” 

Dublin Port Tunnel will see an increase of €1 for southbound traffic at peak morning hours (Monday to Friday, 6am to 10am) which will see the toll rise from €13 to €14.

This toll increase is to manage demand at peak times and ensure that HGV movements to and from Dublin Port are not impeded with additional traffic and congestion, TII said.

HGVs and buses are exempt from paying tolls at the Dublin Port Tunnel. Non-HGV traffic continued to increase through the tunnel in 2025 during peak periods, TII said. Off-peak tunnel charges remain unchanged since 2024.

There are 10 toll roads on the national road network. Eight are operated under a “Public Private Partnership” (PPP) model and two are operated directly on behalf of TII — the M50, eFLow, barrier-free toll, and the Dublin Port Tunnel.

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The Consumer Price Index rose by 2% between August 2024 and August 2025. Tolls were increased as a result of this inflation, TII said, but tolls cannot be raised higher than the inflation rate.

Money raised through tolls on the M50 and Dublin Port Tunnel is combined with Exchequer funding to pay for TII’s annual protection and renewal of national roads. Operation, maintenance and lifecycle costs of the tolled sections of the motorway are funded by tolling income collected by eight PPP-operated roads, TII said.