Parking

All parking will be removed from South Mall from 7.00am on March 17th.

Road Closures

Union Quay and Copley Street will be closed from 7.00am on March 17th. Tuckey Street will be closed from 9.00am to 7.00pm on March 17th. No access to Emmet Place from 11.45am on March 17th until 4.00pm on March 17th. The Parade is due to commence at 1.00pm, and thus at 11.45am the main parade route from South Mall, via Grand Parade, St. Patrick’s Street and Merchant’s Quay will be closed to traffic.

Traffic Management

Assembly Areas: Access to Parnell Bridge will be maintained until 11.45am. The Park and Ride terminus will be at Anglesea Street (it will not operate to Lapps Quay). Diversion of northbound traffic on Eglinton Street (from the South Link) via Albert Quay and Eamon De Valera Bridge, Custom House Street, Michael Collins Bridge, Penrose Quay, Ship Street onto the Lower Glanmire Road. St. Patrick’s Quay, Camden Quay and McCurtain Street are all open to traffic.

Main Parade Route

The Parade will march along the following streets: South Mall, Grand Parade, St. Patrick’s Street, Merchant’s Quay, disassembling in Parnell Place (Western Lane).

In addition, the following main streets will be directly affected and will be closed:

Parliament Street, Parliament Bridge, Washington Street between South Main Street and Grand Parade, Merchant’s Quay/Anderson’s Quay, Parnell Place (Western Lane), Fr. Matthew Quay, Morrisson’s Quay, Half Moon Street.

Traffic diversions will be put in place to facilitate these road closures, as follows:

• South Terrace/George’s Quay – traffic will be diverted via Sullivan’s Quay and Frenche’s Quay to either Greenmount or onto Washington Street and Bachelor’s Quay
• Lavitt’s Quay – traffic will be diverted across Christy Ring Bridge.

Saturday 19^th March

St. Patrick’s Street closed from Merchants Quay to Academy Street 7.00am to 8.30pm. No access to St. Patrick’s Street from Washington Street during these times.  

St. Patrick’s Day, 17^th March 2011 (from 09.00 to 18.30 hours)

 

Northbound Services

Services will depart every 20 minutes approx. from St. Patrick’s Quay

• No.2 to   Knocknaheeny
• No.3 to   Farranree                                           
• No.7 to   Ballyvolane                                        
• No.8 to   Lotabeg

 

Southbound Services

Services will depart every 20 minutes approx. from Parnell Place

• No.2   to   Mahon                                          

 

Services will depart every 20 minutes approx. from Anglesea St. (opposite Anglo Irish Bank)

• No.3   to   Ballyphehane                                    
• No.6   to   Grange                                              
• No.7   to   Donnybrook                                     
• No.10 to   Mahon Point (Jacobs Island)           
• No.16 to   Mount Oval

 

Services will depart every 20 minutes approx.  from Provincial Stop Washington St.

• No.5   to   C.I.T.                                                
• No.8   to   Bishopstown 

THERE WILL BE NO NO.5 SERVICE TO KENT STATION FOR DURATION OF CLOSURE

 

Services will depart every 20 minutes approx.from South Main St. 

• No.10  to   Glasheen                                     
• No.14  to   C.U.H.                                              

 

Services will depart from Bus Station and Provincial Stop, River Lee Hotel, Western Rd.

• Services to Ballincollig/Macroom/West Cork                                     

 

BLACK ASH PARK & RIDE

Black Ash Park & Ride first bus at 09.00 hours, last bus from Anglesea St. at 19.15 hours. Service will operate every 5 minutes between the hours of 11.00 and 15.30.  It will operate every 10 minutes at all other times (set-down & pick-up is Anglesea St. outside City Hall)

All other services will depart from Bus Station, Parnell Place