Council asks public to think before they park ahead of busy sporting weekend in Navan

In advance of the Men’s Senior Hurling semi-finals in Páirc Tailteann on Sunday, Meath County Council is urging all hurling supporters who plan on driving to the game to think before they park.

The public is asked not to park in the housing estates within the vicinity of Páirc Tailteann and to use the public and private car parks in the town.

Gardaí have warned that vehicles that are parked illegally will be clamped.

Director of Service for Community Barry Lynch said: “Following on from our messages for Make Way Day last week, where we asked people to make way on our streets for people with disabilities and highlighted the issues associated with obstacles on footpaths, we are now advising that Illegal parking also results in blocked footpaths and cycle lanes.

"This means that vulnerable road users such as wheelchair users, the visually impaired and pedestrians with or without buggies, as well as cyclists, are forced out onto the roadway."

The list of carparks that will be open on Sunday are:

Meath County Council Operated Car Parks

· Abbey Road

· Fairgreen

· Kells Road (Opposite Fire Station)

· Kennedy Place

· Meath County Council Offices (Railway Street)

· Navan O’Mahonys

· Park and Ride Facility on N51 behind St. Patrick’s Classical School

· Ramparts (Kentstown Road)

Privately Operated Car Parks

· Brews Hill (beside St. Josephs Mercy Secondary School)

· Kennedy Road (beside Navan Credit Union)

· Navan Town Centre

· Our Lady’s Hospital (entry via Commons Road)

· Páirc Tailteann (entry via Commons Road).

The Meath Chronicle has previously covered concerns around parking in estates in the town centre, particularly on match days at Pairc Tailteann.

Emmet Terrace residents have highlighted how cars have parked on green areas, blocked their homes and their cars, and parked on footpaths as well as their fears that emergency services would not be able to access their homes if needed.