RSA test centre
Driving test at Killester: schools that prepare you
Killester is the RSA's car test centre for the north-east of the city: Clontarf, Raheny, Artane, Donnycarney, Killester itself and out towards Sutton and Howth. It runs from the parish resource centre on the Howth Road, so a test starts on a busy arterial road with bus lanes, right-turn boxes and a long run of traffic lights, then move into the residential estates on either side for the manoeuvres.
- Address
- St. Brigid's Parish Resource Centre, 306 Howth Road, Killester
- Eircode
- D05 FF96
- Categories
- Car (B) and all other categories
- Source
- RSA test centre list, checked 6 November 2026
Schools
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Swords +16 areas
Adrian Driving School
Website checkedManualAutomaticEDTPre-testKillester · Tallaght · Finglas · Deansgrangeprice on their site -
Dublin · says all of Dublin
AutoStar Driving School
Website checkedAutomaticManualEDTPre-testKillester · Finglas · Tallaghtprice on their site -
Dublin 1
Darragh's Driving School
Website checkedManualEDTPre-testKillester€50per lesson -
Dublin 5 +11 areas
Dublin Driving Institute
Website checkedManualAutomaticEDTPre-testKillester€60per lesson -
Swords +14 areas
Dublin North Driving School
Website checkedAutomaticEDTPre-testKillester · Finglas€60per lesson -
Dublin
My Drive
Website checkedManualAutomaticEDTPre-testKillester · Tallaghtprice on their site -
Dublin 3 +20 areas
Smart Driving Academy
Website checkedManualAutomaticEDTPre-testKillester · Tallaght · Mulhuddart · Finglasprice on their site
Killester is a car test centre on the north-east side: what its roads are like
The Howth Road is the spine of the area: a wide, lit road with bus lanes, cycle lanes and frequent signalised junctions. Expect to be asked to turn right across traffic more than once. Off it, the estates between Killester, Artane and Raheny have quiet roads for the reverse around the corner and the turnabout, with parked cars on both sides. The Malahide Road and the Clontarf seafront are close enough to feature too.
Schools that teach around Killester
The schools listed below say on their own websites that they prepare learners for this centre, or are based in the areas it serves. Instructors who work these roads every week know where the examiners tend to go; that familiarity is the main reason to pick a local school.