St. Patrick's Festival 2013 Closures

Begorah it's the St. Patrick’s Festival and with all the merriment and parading there'll be a few closures about the place. 

First up the Fun Fair on Merrion Square West will close from 8 PM on Tuesday 12th March, 2013 to 6 AM on Wednesday the 20th of March.

Diversions:

Traffic from Clare Street / Merrion Street Lower will be diverted via Merrion Square North / Mount Street Lower / Warrington Place / Herbert Place / Baggot Street Lower.
Traffic from Merrion Row and Fitzwilliam Street Lower will be diverted via Baggot Street Lower / Herbert Place / Warrington Street / Mount Street Lower.
Pedestrian access will be maintained.

Second of all the Ceili on St Stephen’s Green North (from Dawson Street to Grafton Street)

This will be closed from Frfrom 12 to 9 PM on Friday the 15th of March.

Diversions:

The Taxi Ranks on St Stephen’s Green North will be suspended and a temporary rank set up on St Stephen’s Green North between Dawson Street and Kildare Street.
Pedestrian access will be maintained.

Thirdly there will be the Music stage on Dame Court for the St Patrick’s Festival.

Dame Court will close from 8 AM Thursday the to 11 PM on Sunday the 17th of March.

Diversions:

Traffic on Exchequer Street for Dame Court will be diverted to South Great Georges Street.
Pedestrian access will be maintained.

Fourthly there is another Fun Fair on Custom House Quay (from Eden Quay to Memorial Road)
SO Custon House Quay will be closed from 10 PM on Friday the 15th to 6 AM on Tuesday the 19th of March.

Diversions:
Traffic from Eden Quay / Butt Bridge wishing to travel on Custom House Quay will be diverted via Beresford Place and Memorial Road
Pedestrian access will be maintained.

And the big on the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

There will be a couple of closures to facilitate the parade.

Western Way to Fredrick Street North from10 PM on Saturday the 16th of March, 2013to 2 PM on Sunday the 17th of March.

Dominick Street Upper to Cuffe Street will be closed from 5 AM to 5 PM on Sunday 17th of March, 2013.

St. Stephen’s Green South from8 AM to 6 PM on Sunday the 17th of March.

Diversions:

Traffic on Arran Quay travelling north and east will be diverted via Church Street, Constitution Hill, North Circular Road, Portland Row and Amiens Street.

Traffic on North Wall Quay travelling south will be diverted via City Quay Lombard Street, Westland Row, Merrion Square North, Mount Street Lower and Haddington Road.

Traffic on North Wall Quay travelling west will be diverted via George’s Quay Beresford Place, Gardiner Street, North Circular Road, Infirmary Road, Parkgate Street. 

Pedestrian access will be maintained.

Not satisfied with all of that there is also a Treasure Hunt!

For this Castle Street will close from 9 AM to 6 PM on Monday the 18th of March.

Diversions:

Traffic wishing to travel on Castle Street to Werburgh Street will be diverted via Lord Edward Street
Pedestrian and local access will be maintained.

And..... don;t forget the Big Day Out!

A couple of places will be closed, Merrion Square East, Merrion Square South, Fitzwilliam Street Lower and Mount Street Upper (from Fitzwilliam Street Lower to James’s Street East).

From 7 PM on Friday 1 to 11 PM on Saturday the 16th of March.

Diversions:

Traffic from Merrion Square North / Holles Street wishing to travel on Merrion Square East will be diverted via Mount Street Lower, Warrington Place, Herbert Place and Baggot Street Lower.
Traffic from Fitzwilliam Street Upper / Baggot Street Lower wishing to travel on Fitzwilliam Street Lower will be diverted via Baggot Street Lower, Herbert Place, Warrington Street and Mount Street Lower.
Pedestrian access will be maintained.

For those of you of a healthy inclination there is also the St. Patrick’s Festival 5k Road Race:

Dawson Street (From Nassau Street to St. Stephen’s Green)

From 10 AM 1 PM  on Saturday the 16th of March.

Diversions:

Traffic heading north on Baggot Street Upper and Leeson Street Upper will divert via Mespil Road, Haddington Road, South Lotts Road and Pearse Street for northern traffic, and via Mespil Road and Grand Parade for western traffic.

Traffic heading east on Cuffe Street and St. Stephen’s Green South will divert via Wexford Street to the Grand Canal.

Traffic heading south on Kildare Street and Merrion Square will divert via Clare Street and Mount Street Lower to the Grand Canal.

The following streets will be closed between 12.00hrs and 13.00hrs on Saturday 16th March, 2013 using rolling road closures managed by An Garda Siochana:

St. Stephen’s Green North, Merrion Row, Baggot Street Lower, Baggot Street Bridge, Pembroke Street Lower, Pembroke Street Upper, Fitzwilliam Square North, Fitzwilliam Square West, Fitzwilliam Street Upper, Herbert Street, Mount Street Upper, Herbert Place, Wilton Terrace, Adelaide Road, Earlsfort Terrace, Leeson Street Lower, Leeson Street Bridge.

Local vehicular access and full pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.