Tolls on M50 and Dublin Port Tunnel to rise from 1 January 2027, TII confirms

What TII announced

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) confirmed on 30 October 2026 that tolls on most roads in the national network will increase from 1 January 2027. Among the affected routes are the M50 and the Dublin Port Tunnel, where every vehicle category faces a higher charge. The increase follows an inflation adjustment set out in the Toll Bye-Laws, and TII put the relevant inflation figure for August 2025 to August 2026 at 3.6%. The TII board approved the 2027 increases for the Dublin Port Tunnel, the M50 and the eight public-private partnership concession schemes.

Changes on the M50 and Port Tunnel

On the M50, drivers with a tag pay €2.70 per trip, 10c more than now, while video account holders pay €3.30, also 10c more. Motorists without a registered account face a 20c rise to €4 per trip. Heavy goods vehicles on the M50 see increases of 20c or 30c. Tag-equipped trucks between 2,000kg and 10,000kg rise from €5.20 to €5.40, while those above 10,000kg go from €6.50 to €6.80.

Southbound trips toward Dublin between 6am and 10am, Monday to Friday, will cost €15 at the Dublin Port Tunnel, up from €14. TII said the change aims to preserve capacity for heavy goods vehicles accessing Dublin Port, citing growing volumes of southbound traffic in the peak period.

Revenue behind the tolls

Last year the M50 and the Dublin Port Tunnel together brought in €251m in toll income. The M50 supplied €216.3m from 59 million trips, while the Port Tunnel contributed €35m from 10.3 million trips.

M50216.3

Dublin Port Tunnel35

M50

216.3 €m

Dublin Port Tunnel

35 €m

Data from the article text

There are ten toll roads on the national road network. Eight are run by companies under public-private partnership contracts, and the M50 and Port Tunnel are public toll roads operated for TII. Tolls on the PPP roads will rise by 10c for cars, including on the M1, N6, M7/M8, N18-LT and N25WF. Cars on the M3 Clonee to Kells remain at the current rate. Goods vehicles up to 2,000kg pay 10c more with a tag or without registration, and 20c more with a video account.

Haulage industry response

Ger Hyland, president of the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA), criticised the decision and called on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to arrange an immediate meeting. He argued that rising traffic had already boosted toll operators' profits and characterised the rise as price gouging. Hyland said higher tolls would feed into supermarket prices and inflation, and that hauliers would pass the cost on to the goods they deliver.

“Our toll booths are profitable and make millions on the backs of motorists and hauliers.”

Hyland also said the increase undercut the tax relief for ordinary workers in the recent Budget. He warned that more operators would go under if the government did not reverse the decision.