Swing & sliding driveway gates

Installed driveway gates in Ireland typically cost €1,500–€6,000, on both BM Alarm Systems (4 December 2024) and ShamFix.ie's 2026 guide. Electric swing gates are about €2,500–€3,500 and electric sliding gates €3,000–€5,000 (BM Alarm Systems). An electric sliding aluminium gate is €4,200–€7,500+ from FÁLÚ (4 December 2025). None of them says whether VAT is included.

Sliding suits slopes, wide openings and cars parked inside the gate. Swing suits level entrances with room for the leaves to open. Swing is usually cheaper: BM Alarm Systems gives €2,500–€3,500 for an electric swing gate and €3,000–€5,000 for an electric sliding one, VAT not stated.

Each leaf sweeps a quarter circle as wide as itself, so a pair across a 3.6 m opening has 1.8 m leaves and needs 1.8 m clear behind the gate, plus room for the motor arm. A tracked sliding gate needs a straight run beside the opening a little longer than the opening.

Usually not for the gate itself. Clare County Council's guidance says gates and gateways up to 2 metres high can be built or replaced without permission, subject to site location, planning history and particulars. You do need permission to make a new or wider entrance onto a public road. Check with your council.

When they're fitted properly. The Health and Safety Authority says force limitation must be backed up by photo beams inside and outside the gate.

None of the sources says. Ask for the installed price with VAT stated in writing.

We pass your request to one gate installer who covers your county. Your number isn't sent to a list. They ring you, ask about the entrance, usually look at the site, and give you a fixed price. Nothing is booked until you say yes. Listing a company's prices here doesn't mean it's the one we pass you to.