Getting to the Fleadh – Park & Ride Locations
Hours of Operation will be clearly posted at each location.
Park & Ride Charges
- Car Parking – €3 Daily Rate (car parking tickets from different car parks are non-transferrable)
- Shuttle Bus – €2 per journey
South side of Town
- Carraroe Retail park (9am to 12 midnight – Thurs 14th to Sun 17th Aug)
- Burkes Field, Carraroe (24hr car park – Thurs 14th to Sun 17th Aug)
- Social Welfare Car Park, Summerhill (available from 7pm on Friday 15th Aug to midnight on Sunday 17th August)
- Pirn Mill Road (i.e. Road linking Ballast Quay with Finisklin Road):8am to 10pm – Thurs 14th to Sun 17th
North side of town
- New IT car park on the corner of N16 and Clarion Road (accessed from Clarion Rd) – 9am-10pm Thurs 14th to Sun 17th Aug
- Temp car park on HSE lands adjacent to Clarion Village Apartments – 9am to 12 midnight Thurs 14th to Sun 17th Aug
- Mount Shannon Road – Former Mangans Cash & Carry site – 9am to 10pm Thurs 14th to Sun 17th Aug
Disabled Parking:
- Lower Quay Street car park (30No. spaces) and Abbey Street car park (40No. spaces) reserved for Disabled parking.
Fleadh Bus Services – Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th
Buses will operate on all routes between the hours of 8:30am and 3:30am.
- 4 No. bus routes in City Centre (i.e. the Orange, Blue, Red and Green routes) will run at approx. 20min intervals
- 2 No. bus routes serving Strandhill (Rugby Club campsite) and Rosses Point will run at approx. 30min intervals.
- Charges:
- €2 per adult on all routes
- Children 5 years and under go for free
- Family Rate (i.e. 2 adults and 3+ children) – €8
City Centre Drop Off Points
There are a number of designated drop off/collection points close to the City Centre as follows:
- Lower Pearse Road
- Riverside
- Connaughton Road
- Lord Edward Street
Contact Number for the Shuttle/Fleadh bus service during the week of the Fleadh is: 071 9143000
- Scoil Éigse Bus Service
Buses will depart campsites at 8:30am, 9am and 9:30am each morning Monday to Thursday servicing Summerhill, the Mercy College and the Grammar. Details will be posted at the campsites.Buses will depart Scoil Éigse at 3:15pm each afternoon returning to all campsites. - Other Contact No’s:
- Fleadh Office: 071 9111444
- Sligo Garda Station: 071 9142031
- Emergency Services: 999 / 112
- Medical/First Aid: Fleadh Medical Centre, Methodist Hall, Wine St.
- Other Enquiries: Approach a Fleadh Representative in Official Fleadh Red T-Shirt.