Temporary Closing of Roads - Ballinamuck St Patrick's Day Parade 2026

Temporary Closing of Roads – Roads Act 1993 (Section 75)

Road Regulations 1994 (Section 12)

To facilitate the Ballinamuck St Patrick’s Day Parade 2026, Longford County Council hereby gives notice that it proposes to temporarily close the road described hereunder

Date:                                Sunday 15th March 2026

Hours of Closure              14:00pm-20:00pm

(On completion of Parade, roads may open when safe to allow access, which could be in advance of advertised time)

The Parade route is from Gaigue Cross to The 98 Bar

Road to be Closed:           L-1017 – Local Road Ballinamuck, Longford

Alternative Routes:          Traffic from Gaigue Cross should proceed on the R198 to Legga Cross junction (L-1023), then turn left and left again at Legga Church onto the L-1024 and proceed to the ‘98 Crossroads. Traffic from the ‘98 crossroads should proceed north along the L-1019 to Legga Church, turn right onto the L-1023 to Legga Crossroads (R198) and turn right again onto the R198 towards Gaigue Cross.

Traffic management/Signed diversions will be in place at Gaigue Cross

and at the 98 Bar Junction with Stewards at both points for the duration of the closure.     

Any person wishing to object to the proposed temporary road closure must lodge the objection in writing, with the undersigned not later than Thursday 19th February 2026 at 4pm.

Barbara Heslin

Director of Services,

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Dúnadh Sealadach Bóithre – Acht na mBóithre, 1993 (Alt 75)

Rialacháin na mBóithre, 1994 (Alt 12)

D’fhonn Paráid Lá Fhéile Pádraig Bhéal Átha na Muc 2026 a éascú, tugann Comhairle Chontae an Longfoirt fógra leis seo go bhfuil sé beartaithe aici na bóithre a luaitear anseo thíos a dhúnadh go sealadach

Dáta:                               an Domhnach, an 15 Márta 2025

Uaireanta Dúnta                      14:00pm–20:00pm

(Ar thabhairt i gcrích na paráide, féadfar bóithre a athoscailt chun rochtain a chur ar fáil nuair is sábháilte sin a dhéanamh, a bhféadfadh é sin a bheith níos túisce ná mar a fhógraítear)

Beidh an Pharáid ag dul ó Chrosbhóthar Ghéige go dtí Beár 98

An Bóthar atá le Dúnadh:        L-1017 – Bóthar Áitiúil Bhéal Átha na Muc, an Longfort

Bealaí Malartacha:          Ba cheart do thrácht ó Chrosbhóthar Ghéige dul ar an R198 chuig acomhal Chrosbhóthar na Lagaí (L-1023), agus cas ar chlé ansin agus ar chlé arís ag Séipéal na Lagaí ar an L-1024 agus leanúint ar aghaidh chuig Crosbhóthar ‘98. Ba cheart do thrácht ó Chrosbhóthar ‘98 dul ó thuaidh ar an L-1019 go Séipéal na Lagaí, cas ar dheis ar an L-1023 go Crosbhóthar na Lagaí (R198) agus cas ar dheis arí ar an R198 i dtreo Chrosbhóthair Ghéige.

Beidh bearta bainistithe tráchta/malairtí slí le comharthaí i bhfeidhm ag Crosbhóthar Ghéige

agus ag acomhal Bheár 98, agus beidh Maoir ag an dá phointe i rith an dúnta.     

Ní mór do dhuine ar bith ar mian leis aighneacht a dhéanamh maidir leis an dúnadh bóithre sealadach beartaithe an aighneacht a thaisceadh, i scríbhinn, leis an duine thíos-sínithe tráth nach déanaí ná Déardaoin, an 19 Feabhra 2026 ag 4pm.

Barbara Heslin

Stiúrthóir Seirbhísí,