Parking in Limerick City

Wallack

Hello.

I'm not from Ireland so I don't know exactly how it works, I need to park around O'Connell but I see this sign (sorry street view resolution):



And I don't know how it works, my question is, can I park without a fine from 5:30 pm to 9:30 am? I don't know what of the next is the correct about the sign:

1 - You need a disc to park between 9:30 am and 5:30 pm 2 hours max. Out of those hours no disc is needed and no time limit.
2 - You need a disc to park between 9:30 am and 5:30 pm, if no disc 2 hours max.
3 - You need a disc to park there always. If between 9:30 am and 5:30 pm only two hours limited.

Thanks!

source

No. 1 is correct, you must display a disc for on street parking in any of the designated on street parking areas in the city between the hours posted. That sign shows a 2 hour maximum stay.

Outside those hours you are free to park in any of the designated spaces without charge, so no disc displayed.

cup of tea

Same as above. You can buy discs in a number of shops on o'Connell St. Depending how long you are parking for, it may work out cheaper to park in a car park. P.s watch out for vicious wardens

Wallack

Thank you very much!! I leave the office at 5:30 pm so I won't need a disc, that's good to know

So the discs are like the tickets you normally get from a parkimeter but instead of that you have to buy it from a store?

highlydebased

Wallack wrote: »

Thank you very much!! I leave the office at 5:30 pm so I won't need a disc, that's good to know

So the discs are like the tickets you normally get from a parkimeter but instead of that you have to buy it from a store?

Yes, the disk basically has a 24h clock on it and you scratch off the date and time that you park.

Knit wit

There's also the parking app - limerick eparking is handy.

kingtut

As others have said you need a disc displayed however given the large volume of illegal / ignorant parking throughout the city it seems like there is no enforcement so you will be grand wherever you park.

source

Lads I'd say the OP is sorted by now, thread is 5 years old.

adaminho

Sassygirl1999 wrote: »

Some cnut stole my bike in limerick

I'd blame Zulutango

Mc Love

kingtut wrote: »

As others have said you need a disc displayed however given the large volume of illegal / ignorant parking throughout the city it seems like there is no enforcement so you will be grand wherever you park.

Wrong i regularly see the traffic warden patrolling the streets.

Berty

Mc Love wrote: »

Wrong i regularly see the traffic warden patrolling the streets.

There are a few and even a lady driving around in a white van with a walkie talkie telling them where offenders can be found.

kilburn

Give me one week as a traffic warden in this city and i will provide enough funds to build the Northern ring road !

damowill

kilburn wrote: »

Give me one week as a traffic warden in this city and i will provide enough funds to build the Northern ring road !

you do realise how much the ring road is 'actually' going to cost?? :P

Cookiemunster

I don't know, with the amount of illegal parking in the city, he might not be far off

kilburn

And there will be change for our world class waterfront !

zulutango

There's too much on-street parking in Limerick City. It's a great revenue earner for the Council, but it's time to start reducing it and using the street space for more beneficial purposes.

John_Mc

zulutango wrote: »

There's too much on-street parking in Limerick City. It's a great revenue earner for the Council, but it's time to start reducing it and using the street space for more beneficial purposes.

Another anti-car suggestion from zulutango. What a surprise.

nim1bdeh38l2cw

zulutango wrote: »

There's too much on-street parking in Limerick City. It's a great revenue earner for the Council, but it's time to start reducing it and using the street space for more beneficial purposes.

Yes, agreed, I want to park my sulkie on the street and I can't because it's full of cars

zulutango

John_Mc wrote: »

Another anti-car suggestion from zulutango. What a surprise.

Indeed. I just hate cars. It's nothing to do with wanting to see our street space put to more beneficial use.

nim1bdeh38l2cw

zulutango wrote: »

Indeed. I just hate cars. It's nothing to do with wanting to see our street space put to more beneficial use.

Such as sulkie racing

John_Mc

zulutango wrote: »

Indeed. I just hate cars. It's nothing to do with wanting to see our street space put to more beneficial use.

Yeah, exactly.

I mean, most people don't go out to the crescent for the ample and free parking. Further reducing the available parking and placing a few trees there definitely isn't going to drive more people out to the shopping centres. Definitely not

zulutango

John_Mc wrote: »

Yeah, exactly.

I mean, most people don't go out to the crescent for the ample and free parking. Further reducing the available parking and placing a few trees there definitely isn't going to drive more people out to the shopping centres. Definitely not

Most people who go to the Crescent don't come from the city and have no intention of going anywhere near it.

The best future for Limerick City is to make itself an attractive destination. Flinging cars on the side of the road isn't conducive to that objective.

John_Mc

zulutango wrote: »

Most people who go to the Crescent don't come from the city and have no intention of going anywhere near it.

The best future for Limerick City is to make itself an attractive destination. Flinging cars on the side of the road isn't conducive to that objective.

Sorry but you're wrong there. Just go to the Limerick Leader page on facebook and you'll see a lot of people complaining about the price of parking in Limerick. Which isn't really expensive in the first place so it matters to people.

You're right about making it an attractive destination and putting barriers up to people getting to the destination in the first place does not make it attractive - it does the opposite.

zulutango

Forgive me if I don't consider the comments section of the Limerick Leader Facebook page a great indicator of what's good for the city.

John_Mc

zulutango wrote: »

Forgive me if I don't consider the comments section of the Limerick Leader Facebook page a great indicator of what's good for the city.

Yet here you are preaching on an internet forum about what's good for the city...

zulutango

I'm well aware that the level of debate on boards is scraping the bottom of the barrell!

kilburn

Quite rude to all the posters in the Limerick forum

By the way you are not debating you are pontificating

Mc Love

zulutango wrote: »

Indeed. I just hate cars. It's nothing to do with wanting to see our street space put to more beneficial use.

Agreed, i made the point on twitter that if we removed the space used for parking there would be more space for bus lanes and cycle lanes. Let's not forget zulutango and myself both drive, we just don't believe that having cars in the city is beneficial to the city.

Mc Love

John_Mc wrote: »

Sorry but you're wrong there. Just go to the Limerick Leader page on facebook and you'll see a lot of people complaining about the price of parking in Limerick. Which isn't really expensive in the first place so it matters to people.

You're right about making it an attractive destination and putting barriers up to people getting to the destination in the first place does not make it attractive - it does the opposite.

Jesus, the Limerick leader comment section is even below the levels of stupidity that's displayed on the likes of the journal comment section. Full of small minded xenophobes and bigots for the most part.

Hardly a good indication of what's best for the city. Boards is definitely a good bit higher than the above two

John_Mc

Mc Love wrote: »

Jesus, the Limerick leader comment section is even below the levels of stupidity that's displayed on the likes of the journal comment section. Full of small minded xenophobes and bigots for the most part.

Hardly a good indication of what's best for the city. Boards is definitely a good bit higher than the above two

That post reeks of arrogance much the same as Zulutango's on this thread (and most others).

It's ironic and amusing that you're calling everyone posting on the LL Facebook and The Journal small minded and stupid when you're tarnishing two types of people with a broad stroke like that.

My point was a reference to the fact that you'd see a lot of people complaining about the price of parking in the city centre even though it's very low at €1 an hour.

To preach to us and state as fact that removing parking from the city centre will not detrimentally affect the city economically is what I would call stupid.

No amount of nice wide footpaths, trees and open spaces is going to make people in Limerick wait an hour for the bus in the lashing rain.

nim1bdeh38l2cw

zulutango wrote: »

Most people who go to the Crescent don't come from the city and have no intention of going anywhere near it.

What's your source?

Mod edit to remove the naughty

John_Mc

Mc Love wrote: »

Agreed, i made the point on twitter that if we removed the space used for parking there would be more space for bus lanes and cycle lanes. Let's not forget zulutango and myself both drive, we just don't believe that having cars in the city is beneficial to the city.

But Zulu also doesn't support building roads bringing traffic around the city either. He thinks all policies should be anti-car.

And tough luck to those living on one side of the city and working on the other.

mdmix

John_Mc wrote: »

But Zulu also doesn't support building roads bringing traffic around the city either. He thinks all policies should be anti-car.

And tough luck to those living on one side of the city and working on the other.

Car dominant policies have been in place for years in limerick. I don’t think it should be considered “anti car” to introduce new transport policies that have been proven effective in other more successful cities.

John_Mc

mdmix wrote: »

Car dominant policies have been in place for years in limerick. I don’t think it should be considered “anti car” to introduce new transport policies that have been proven effective in other more successful cities.

Sorry but a policy that:

• Refuses to build bypasses or circular roads around city thereby forcing traffic through the city
• Reduces lanes and enforces traffic restrictions through the city
• Removes parking within the city

Is the definition of anti-car.

I'm all for improving the city centre but alternatives need to be provided rather than a "tough luck" approach which is exactly what ZT has been pushing on this forum.

Limerick does not have the population or population density to fund a high quality public transport infrastructure so it would be loss making to provide at a high enough level to make it a viable alternative. I'm ok with it making a loss but I don't think the council, government, or private company would be.

A perfect example of what I'm talking about with ZT can be seen over on the NDR thread. This road will bring traffic around the city rather than through it. The result should be less traffic in the city and generally a nicer place to be. But no, not good enough for ZT. He thinks it's a terrible idea because it will result in urban sprawl. If you look up his other posts you'll find posts pushing for lane restrictions and removing traffic from the city. This is anti-car without providing any alternative.

yop

MOD note. No personal abuse. Keep it civil.

chicorytip

The introduction of further restrictions on motorists or the outright banning of cars on certain streets could result in the death of commercial life in the city centre. There is clearly a problem with the enforcement of traffic laws particularly with regard to speeding and jaywalking as well as - but to a much lesser degree - parking.

byhookorbycrook

zulutango wrote: »

There's too much on-street parking in Limerick City. It's a great revenue earner for the Council, but it's time to start reducing it and using the street space for more beneficial purposes.

Like for those of us who have a blue badge due to limited mobility??

zulutango

chicorytip wrote:

The introduction of further restrictions on motorists or the outright banning of cars on certain streets could result in the death of commercial life in the city centre.

Or indeed it could enhance commercial life as proven in numerous studies. Even the Chamber of Commerce of calling for it.

kilburn

zulutango wrote:

Or indeed it could enhance commercial life as proven in numerous studies. Even the Chamber of Commerce of calling for it.

Very interesting to see how you pick and choose your answers a person with a blue disabled badge for parking just challenged your idea to reduce on street parking and you ignored it that sums up your arguments throughout this forum you pick and choose who you reply to and ignore the valid points.

zulutango

You'd swear I'd all the time in the world to argue with you. I'm all for disabled access to the city centre. There should be more and better parking for disabled people and large fines for those who illegally take disabled spaces.

If it seems like I pick and choose the points I argue it's because I've far better and more productive things to be doing with my time than trying to win over some angry people on boards.

kilburn

To be fair you replied to the post before it so you saw it

I havent come accross any angry people in this forum yet in all my years on it just people who like to point out the ridiculous and hypocritical.

mdmix

John_Mc wrote: »

Sorry but a policy that:

• Refuses to build bypasses or circular roads around city thereby forcing traffic through the city
• Reduces lanes and enforces traffic restrictions through the city
• Removes parking within the city

Is the definition of anti-car.

No it’s not, being pro one thing doesn’t make you anti something else. Btw the current local policy is to build a ring road despite having no documented need or justification. There are no active plans to reduce lanes or enforce traffic restrictions in the city. Between the tunnel and motorway and general roadworks, there would have been over 1 billion pumped into roads around the city in the last 15 years ( local and cenral funding). Another 200 million will be dead money as it will shift growth to that road, clog it up with traffic and result in calls for a new road to reduce traffic.

People have mentioned that a lot of trafffic does not go to the city center, but there are limits to the amount of traffic Raheen and castletroy can handle, as well as the city center which, is adding office space for 10k workers. There is a need for alternate means of transport for all of these areas, and while I have sympathy for those who live outside these areas and commute in, a ring road will not help

Mc Love

https://twitter.com/TODUrbanWORKS/status/1068941866123452418?s=19

This explains a lot. Maybe there should be a carpool lane.

John_Mc

mdmix wrote: »

No it’s not, being pro one thing doesn’t make you anti something else.

You are right in that pro one things doesn't automatically mean anti-another. Ask anyone to look at the list I provided above and they would describe it as anti-car.

mdmix wrote: »

Btw the current local policy is to build a ring road despite having no documented need or justification. There are no active plans to reduce lanes or enforce traffic restrictions in the city. Between the tunnel and motorway and general roadworks, there would have been over 1 billion pumped into roads around the city in the last 15 years ( local and cenral funding). Another 200 million will be dead money as it will shift growth to that road, clog it up with traffic and result in calls for a new road to reduce traffic.

People have mentioned that a lot of trafffic does not go to the city center, but there are limits to the amount of traffic Raheen and castletroy can handle, as well as the city center which, is adding office space for 10k workers. There is a need for alternate means of transport for all of these areas, and while I have sympathy for those who live outside these areas and commute in, a ring road will not help

My post was talking about what ZT was advocating and not the actual policy.

Maybe Castletroy is at capacity for traffic but people still need to get there for college and work. Without a ring road all of that traffic will still be forced through town or via side roads.

Your logic about the road causing more development does not need to be the case if the councils don't grant planning for it. It is not a reason not to bring traffic around the city rather than that through it.

kilburn

William St was a disgrace this morning can understand why the traffic corp and traffic wardens wont clamp down on it.

Traffic was backed up to union cross almost

Whats happening

kilburn wrote: »

William St was a disgrace this morning can understand why the traffic corp and traffic wardens wont clamp down on it.

Traffic was backed up to union cross almost

The afternoon the Christmas lights were turned on and all traffic diverted up William street, the amount of abandoned cars with hazards lights on made it look like a chicane. With 3 guards looking on from where pedestrian area started. Worst policed street in limerick with Parnell St a close second.

callaway92

Whats happening wrote: »

The afternoon the Christmas lights were turned on and all traffic diverted up William street, the amount of abandoned cars with hazards lights on made it look like a chicane. With 3 guards looking on from where pedestrian area started. Worst policed street in limerick with Parnell St a close second.

Patrick Street not far behind

stefanovich

Whats happening wrote: »

The afternoon the Christmas lights were turned on and all traffic diverted up William street, the amount of abandoned cars with hazards lights on made it look like a chicane. With 3 guards looking on from where pedestrian area started. Worst policed street in limerick with Parnell St a close second.

I've seen the traffic wardens walk past empty cars with hazards on on William street. I think they are under specific instructions to not enforce.

Meanwhile, if you dare park in the unused taxi rank by Debenhams you will get towed.

kilburn

stefanovich wrote:

Meanwhile, if you dare park in the unused taxi rank by Debenhams you will get towed.

And it's an impressive rank too where you have to step out into the traffic if more than 1 or 2 passengers need to get in