All the Cork city road closures to note ahead of the St Patrick’s Day parade
Make a note of these.
Motorists heading into Cork city for St Patrick’s Day are being advised to plan ahead, with a number of road closures and traffic diversions in place throughout the day to accommodate the annual parade.
Several key routes in the city centre will close at different times on Tuesday, March 17th, with some restrictions starting as early as 6.30am.
Early morning closures
From 6.30am to 5.30pm, a number of streets will be closed to traffic, with access permitted for buses only in certain areas.
This includes northbound traffic on Patrick’s Street from Daunt Square to St Patrick’s Bridge, along with sections of Drawbridge Street and Perry Street.
Additional closures across the city centre
From 7am to 4pm, traffic will also be restricted on several nearby streets including Copley Street, Union Quay, Stable Lane, Connell Street, Lapp’s Quay, and the west lane of Clontarf Street.
Further restrictions will come into place from 10.30am, including the southbound lane of Parnell Bridge and a filter lane on Anglesea Street West.
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Parade route closures
The main parade route will close to traffic from 11.15am until around 3pm, affecting many of the city’s busiest streets.
Roads impacted during this period include South Mall, Grand Parade, Parnell Place, Cornmarket Street, Castle Street, Merchants Quay, Lavitt’s Quay East, and St Paul’s Avenue, as well as St Patrick’s Bridge.
Some roads will remain closed until 5.30pm while the city clears after the parade.
Lane restrictions and diversions
Lane restrictions will also be in place from 11am on Clontarf Bridge and Eglinton Street to limit access onto Terence McSwiney Quay.
Parking
Parking will be removed in several areas of Cork city ahead of the St Patrick’s Day celebrations. From 7am on Monday, March 16th until 6pm on Tuesday, March 17th, parking will be removed on Copley Street.
From 2pm on Monday, March 16th until 6pm on Tuesday, March 17th, parking will also be removed on Connell Street, Anglesea Street, Lapp’s Quay, and Anglesea Street adjacent to St Joachim & Ann’s Home. Additional parking restrictions will come into effect from 8pm on Monday, March 16th until 5.30pm on Tuesday, March 17th on Patrick’s Street, Emmet Place, Academy Street, South Mall, Grand Parade, Parnell Place, and Union Quay.
