Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The position is not quite as simple as that. Currently, under the 1949 road traffic convention, drivers from contracting states carrying a valid driver's licence that enables them to drive on each other's roads for up to one year. As Ireland and the United Kingdom are contracting states to the Geneva Convention, this provision applies and will not change following the date of withdrawal. Under Article 24.2 of the convention, a contracting state may require any driver admitted to its territory to carry an international driving permit. However, there is no requirement for drivers with a UK driving licence to produce an international driving permit while driving on Irish roads and that will not change. In addition, there is legislation in place that allows for the recognition of foreign driving licences for exchange purposes. If and when the United Kingdom becomes a third country and there is a no-deal Brexit, there will be the potential for arrangements to be made under section 23A of the Road Traffic Act 1961.

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