Road Alert, Cork City Centre

Road Alert, Mar. 16th 2026
Road works update for Cork City Centre from Tue. Mar 17 to Tue. Mar 17. https://alerts.corkcity.ie/r?ref=B256E

Road works update for Cork City Centre from Tue. Mar 17 to Tue. Mar 17. https://alerts.corkcity.ie/r?ref=B256E

CORK ST. PATRICKS DAY PARADE 2026

Tuesday 17th March from 06:30 to 17:30
Closed to traffic except Buses
• St Patrick's Street North bound from Academy Street to St Patrick's Bridge
• Drawbridge street from the Junction of Academy Street and Emmet Place
• Perry Street with the Junction of Lavit's Quay

Tuesday 17th March from 07:00 to 16:00
Roads will open when safe to allow access, which could be in advance of advertised time.
 Copley Street
 Union Quay
 Stable Lane
 Connell Street
 Lapp's Quay
 Clontarf Street West Lane (Lowere Oliver Plunkett Street to Terence McSweeney Quay).

Tuesday 17th March from 10:30 to 16:00
Roads will open when safe to allow access, which could be in advance of advertised time.
 Parnell Bridge Southbound
 Anglesea Street West Lane (filter lane from Union Quay/Parnell Bridge)
Tuesday 17th March from 11:15 to 15:00
Roads will open when safe to allow access, which could be in advance of advertised time
 Terence McSweeney Quay

Note: Douglas Street will only operate on a one-way system only from 11.15 to 17:30 The Douglas Street Northern Lane, which allows traffic to travel inbound towards the City Centre, will be closed at the junction of Summerhill South.

Tuesday 17th March from 11:15 to 17:30
Roads will open when safe to allow access, which could be in advance of advertised time
 Parnell Bridge
 Parnell Place
 South Mall
 Grand Parade
 St Patrick's Bridge
 Castle Street
 Cornmarket Street
 St. Pauls Avenue
 Merchants Quay
 Lavitt's Quay East (Christy Ring Bridge to Saint Patrick's Bridge)
Please note there will be lane restrictions on both Clontarf Bridge & Eglinton Street to restrict access onto Terence McSwiney Quay. This will also commence at 1100hrs

In addition, the following main streets will be directly affected and will be closed from 11.15am
 Parliament Street
 Parliament Bridge
 Washington Street between South Main Street and Grand Parade
 Parnell Place
 Fr Matthew Quay
 Morrison's Quay
 Half Moon St
 Academy St
 St Augustine Street
 Paul Street
 Oliver Plunkett 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 & 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
 No public traffic access to Lapps Quay

PARKING RESTRICTIONS
 Monday 16th March from 07:00 to 18:00 on Tuesday 17th March - Copley St at area adjacent to former Brooks Haughton Building
 Monday 16th March from 14:00 to 18:00 on Tuesday 17th March - Copley St at area opposite the former Brooks Haughton Building, Anglesea Street, Lapps Quay, Anglesea Street adjacent St. Joachim & Ann's Home.
Monday 16th March from 20:00 until 17:30 on Tuesday 17th March - St. Patrick's St, Emmet Place, Academy St, South Mall, Grand Parade, Parnell Place, Union Quay.

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