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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

  1. Swords +16 areas

    Adrian Driving School

    Adrian Driving School offers driving lessons for both beginners and advanced drivers in Dublin. It provides Essential Driver Tr...

    Website checkedManualAutomaticEDTPre-testKillester · Tallaght · Finglas · Deansgrange
    price on their site
  2. Dublin · says all of Dublin

    AutoStar Driving School

    AutoStar Driving School offers driving tuition for both automatic and manual vehicles in Dublin. It provides Essential Driver T...

    Website checkedAutomaticManualEDTPre-testKillester · Finglas · Tallaght
    price on their site
  3. Dublin 1

    Darragh's Driving School

    Darragh's Driving School offers driving lessons tailored for car learners, including Essential Driver Training (EDT) courses co...

    Website checkedManualEDTPre-testKillester
    €50per lesson
  4. Dublin 5 +11 areas

    Dublin Driving Institute

    Dublin Driving Institute offers driving lessons for car learners in North Dublin, including Essential Driver Training (EDT) and...

    Website checkedManualAutomaticEDTPre-testKillester
    €60per lesson
  5. Swords +14 areas

    Dublin North Driving School

    Dublin North Driving School offers Essential Driver Training (EDT) lessons and pre-test preparation for car learners. The schoo...

    Website checkedAutomaticEDTPre-testKillester · Finglas
    €60per lesson
  6. Dublin

    My Drive

    My Drive offers both manual and automatic driving lessons, including Essential Driver Training (EDT) lessons and pre-test prepa...

    Website checkedManualAutomaticEDTPre-testKillester · Tallaght
    price on their site
  7. Dublin 3 +20 areas

    Smart Driving Academy

    Smart Driving Academy offers a range of driving lessons in Dublin, Kildare, and Meath, including Essential Driver Training (EDT...

    Website checkedManualAutomaticEDTPre-testKillester · Tallaght · Mulhuddart · Finglas
    price 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.