Traffic restrictions for Irish Olympic team homecoming celebrations

The Irish Olympic team homecoming celebrations take place tomorrow. As a result, road closures and parking restrictions will be in effect from 6am to 4pm. 

ROAD CLOSURES 

Dawson Street (buses only allowed from 6am to 10am, then closed to ALL traffic) 

Molesworth St (between Dawson & South Fredrick St) 

St Stephens Green (except the Contra-Flow bus lane to Leeson St and access to Stephens Green South from Leeson St) 

Cuffe St (traffic heading to Dawson Street) 

PARKING RESTRICTIONS 

Dawson St 

Molesworth St 

South Anne St 

St Stephens Green North (between Kildare & Dawson St) 

South Fredrick St (between Molesworth St & Setanta Place) 

ALTERNATIVE ROUTES for traffic that would normally travel on Dawson Street: 

• Traffic intending to travel north via St Stephens Green East and Dawson Street from Leeson Street Bridge should divert onto Fitzwilliam Street, Merrion Square East & North, Westland Row, Pearse St, Tara St, North or South Quays and then back onto normal route
• Traffic intending to travel north via St Stephens Green East and Dawson Street from Cuffe St and St Stephens Green South should divert via Patrick St, Nicholas St, Christchurch, Winetavern St, North or South Quays and then back onto normal route

ACCESS TO CAR PARKS 

• The Dawson & Setanta Car Parks can be accessed via Kildare St, School House Lane, Molesworth Place and South Fredrick St 
• The Stephens Green and RCSI Car Parks can ONLY be accessed via York St, or Stephen St and Mercer St