Just giving a headsup for all our customers- there will be parking restrictions and difficulty in accessing Stephen Street by car during the Queen's visit. PLease check back for more information as the date approaches.
We have also included in full any other info we have in case you're trying to get anywhere else in Dublin during 14th - 20th May!
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Garda Information relating to the Dublin area for the Visit of HM Queen Elizabeth II from 17 to 20 May 2011
Daily information and traffic updates will be provided from Monday, 16 May 2011. The following general information is available ahead of the visit.
General advice:
All business and commercial activity will continue as normal in Dublin city. There will be diversions and rolling road closures which will be flagged in advance.
Gardaí will maintain a high visible presence both outside the city environs and in the city centre to facilitate traffic movement.
There will be parking restrictions in the city centre from 06:00 a.m. on Saturday 14 May 2011 (see details below).
People should use public transport where possible. Where there are amendments to routes and/or timetables that information will be communicated to the travelling public and commuters are advised to check for timetable and route changes closer to their journey time. There may be brief disruptions to public transport.
Existing Park and Ride facilities continue to be available and are advertised.
People are advised to plan their journeys in advance including routes and parking options at their final destination. They should also confirm appointments prior to travelling.
The public is advised to leave extra time for their journeys and to expect some congestion and delays.
For security reasons, there will be periodic searches of pedestrians and vehicles by members of An Garda Síochána at key locations.
Gardaí are liaising with business and local residents in the key locations and will continue to communicate directly with them.
The following roads are among the routes that will be subject to temporary closures at various times between 17 May and 20 May 2011 (full details to be notified to the public when finalised and closer to the time):
N7, N4 and M50
Phoenix Park
North and South Quays, and adjacent bridges and streets.
A number of diversions will be put in place on a rolling basis throughout the city.
Further details will be available in coming days and diversion points will be notified using Variable Message Signs and a Garda presence.
There will be
no parking in the following areas from 06:00 on Saturday
14 May to Friday 20 May 2011. Barriers will be placed along all or some of these routes over the same time period.
Chesterfield Avenue
North Quays
South Quays
Parkgate Street
O' Connell Street
Parnell Square (All Sides)
D'Olier Street
Westmoreland Street
College Street
Grafton Street
Nassau Street
South Leinster Street
Lincoln Place
Westland Row
Pearse Street
Bridge Street
High Street
Cornmarket
Thomas Street
James's Street
Crane Street
Bellevue Lord Edward Street
Dame Street
Conyngham Rd
Rainsford Street
Christchurch Place
South Circular Road (Con Colbert rd - Conyngham Rd)
Beresford Place
Gardiner Street
Mountjoy Square
Fitzgibbon Street
Russell Street
Jones Rd
Memorial Rd
Castle Street
Werburgh Street
Ship Street
Stephen StGuild Street
Sherriff Street Upper
