St Patrick's Day 2026 Dublin city road closures and traffic management plan
Closures widely begin on Monday, March 16 and will continue until the end of TuesdayThe St Patrick's Festival 2026 is set to take over Dublin city from this weekend with road closures in place across the capital.There will be some closures in parts of the city from Monday, and a traffic management plan in place for those closures. There are five main locations this year, from A to E.The St Patrick's Festival funfair is also open from Friday March 13 with a traffic management plan in place. More information on the closures and traffic plans can be found below:Traffic Management PlanLocation A:Western Way (from Dominick Street Upper to Mountjoy Street) from 19.00hrs on Monday 16th March 2026 to 15.00hrs on Tuesday 17th March 2026.Location B:Parnell Square North from 04.00hrs on Monday 16th March 2026 to 15.00hrs on Tuesday 17th March 2026.Location C:Mountjoy Street, Mountjoy Street Middle, Wellington Street Lower, Palmerstown Place, Saint Mary’s Place North, Granby Row, Parnell Square East, Cavendish Row, O’Connell Street Upper & Lower, O’Connell Bridge from 04.00hrs to 15.00hrs on Tuesday 17th March 2026.Location D:Westmoreland Street, College Green, Dame Street, Lord Edward Street, Christchurch Place, High Street, Nicholas Street, Patrick Street. from 04.00hrs to 17.00hrs on Tuesday 17th March 2026.Location E:New Street South, Clanbrassil Street Lower, Kevin Street Upper, Kevin Street Lower, Cuffe St and Saint Stephens Green South from 04.00hrs to 18.00hrs on Tuesday 17th March 2026.Traffic Management PlanTraffic on Ellis Quay travelling north and east will be diverted via Blackhall Place, Stoneybatter, Manor Street, Prussia Street, North Circular Road, Portland Row, Seville Place and Guild StreetTraffic on Customs House Quay travelling south will be diverted via Moss Street, Townsend Street and Lombard Street EastTraffic on North Wall Quay travelling west will be diverted via Guild Street, Seville Place, Portland Row, North Circular Road, Phibsborough Road, Constitution Hill, King Street North and Queen Street.Traffic traveling West from South Quays / Tara Street will be diverted via Eden Quay, Beresford Place, Amiens Street, Portland Row, North Circular Road, Phibsborough Road, Constitution Hill, King Street North and Queen Street.Traffic on Patrick/Kevin Street travelling to Chapelizod Bypass will be diverted via Dean Street, Saint Luke’s Avenue, Cork Street and South Circular Road up to Chapelizod Bypass.Pedestrian access will be maintained.St Patrick’s Festival FunfairCustom House Quay (from Beresford Place to Memorial Road) from 19.00hrs on Friday 13th March 2026 to 06.00hrs on Wednesday 18th March 2026Traffic Management PlanA signed diversion route will be put in place.Pedestrian and local access will be maintained.St. Patrick’s Festival CeiliMerrion Square West (from Merrion Street Upper to Merrion Street Lower) from 06.00hrs to 23.59hrs on Tuesday 17th March 2026.Traffic Management PlanA signed diversion route will be put in place.Pedestrian and local access will be maintained.Want to see more of the stories you love from Dublin Live? Making us your preferred source on Google means you’ll get more of our exclusives, top stories and must-read content straight away. To add Dublin Live as a preferred source, simply click here.
