Full list of roads to close for HOURS over bank holiday weekend as Women's Mini Marathon to take place

The Irish Sun

3 days ago

A NUMBER of major Irish roads are set to close for hours during the Women's Mini Marathon this bank holiday weekend.
The annual race is being held this Sunday, 1 June, with over 20,000 participants scheduled to take to the streets of Dublin.
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Over 20,000 people will take to the streets of Dublin this weekend
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Many roads are due to close with pedestrian access restricted too
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On Sunday at 12:30 pm, the charity race will start from Fitzwilliam Place and then end on Baggot Street.
The run, attended by 25,000 people, stretches for 10km through the city.
Due to this, there will be significant road closures and diversions over the
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There are different waves in place for runners to help handle the high volumes of participants.
WHITE and PINK waves will enter through the junction of Pembroke Street Upper/Leeson Street Lower.
BLUE will enter through the junction of Hume Street/Stephen's Green and this entrance point on Baggot Street.
Other coloured waves like YELLOW and GREEN will enter through the junction of Merrion Square West/Merrion Square North and the junction of Hume Street/Stephen's Green.
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The routes of
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Dublin City Council released a list of all roads out of use over the weekend
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Diversions for other traffic will also be in place
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Road closures
On Saturday May 31, Herbert Street will be closed from 8 am to 7 pm the following day.
Sunday June 1
from 4 am to 7 pm
:
Herbert Street
Herbert Lane
Pembroke Row
Cumberland Road
Fitzwilliam Street
Fitzwilliam Place
Fitzwilliam Square North
Fitzwilliam Square South
Wilton Terrace
Lad Lane
Baggot Street Lower
As well as:
James's Street East
Fitzwilliam Lane
Fitzwilliam Street Lower
Merrion Square East
Merrion Square South
Mount Street Upper
Stephen's Place
Baggotrath Place
From 8:30 am to 5 pm:
Stephen's Green East
Stephen's Green South
Stephen's Green North
Kevin Street Lower
Cuffe Street
Merrion Street Upper
Pembroke Street
Dawson Street
Kildare Street
From 10 am to 4 pm
:
Leeson Street Lower
Earlsfort Terrace
Hatch Street Lower
From 11:30 am to 4 pm
:
Adelaide Road
Leeson Street Upper
Stillorgan Road (Fosters Avenue to Donnybrook Road)
Donnybrook Road
Herbert Place
Nutley Lane
Merrion Road (Ballsbridge to Merrion Gates)
Morehampton Road
Baggot Street Upper
Pembroke Road
Meanwhile, a
It has been proposed that tractors and other "slow moving
The idea has come from the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) due to safety concerns being raised.
IRHA President Ger Hyland said that Ireland is "the only country in the
The maximum motorway speed in Ireland is 120km/h.
But tractors can be driven on the same roads as long as it can travel at or maintain a speed of 50km/h, according to the Road Safety Authority (RSA).
Hyland said that if Ireland is serious about road safety, they must ban tractors from the fast moving roads.
The IRHA has claimed that many of their vehicles are getting stuck behind tractors and slow movers on the motorway.
This then leads to congestion and dangerous driving in attempts to overtake.
They have urged the government to work with the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) to keep tractors off the motorway.
Instead, they proposed that the vehicles be kept to regional and local roads.
The speed limit on regional roads is typically 80-100km/h, while on local roads it's between 50-80km/h.
Hyland said that tractors "cause a build-up of traffic behind them on the motorway", adding that they can cause people to pull into another lane at the last minute to avoid them.
He added: "Tractors are a regular sight on our motorways during the summer months, sometimes pulling trailers.
"A family in a car driving in heavy fog on the motorway at 120km/h could come across this tractor and have very little time to react.
"This is presenting a clear and present danger."
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The road closures will also affect some bus routes
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