50km/h speed limit to be introduced on busy Tipperary road for 6-month period
By Daniel Ryan
Published 14th Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT
Temporary 50km/h speed limit to be introduced on R-498
A temporary 50km/h road works speed limit is to be introduced on a section of the R-498 at Latteragh, between Nenagh and Borrisoleigh, under an order made by Tipperary County Council in the interest of road safety.
The restriction will reduce the existing speed limit from 80km/h to 50km/h to facilitate road works along the specified section of the regional road.
The Road Works Speed Limit Order will come into effect at midnight on Saturday, November 21, 2026, and remain in place until 11.59pm on Thursday, May 6, 2027.
Members of the public wishing to make representations regarding the order may do so in writing to the Roads Department, Tipperary County Council, Civic Offices, Limerick Road, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.