Enjoy free parking this festive season
This year, select councils are offering free parking at various times throughout November and December to help make your Christmas shopping more convenient.
Participating locations include:
- Dublin
- Wicklow
- Westmeath
- Laois
- Offaly
Below, you’ll find a list of participating locations by county and the specific dates when free parking is available.
Free parking dates
Dublin
Dublin City Council
- Christmas Day 25th December
- St. Stephen's Day 26th December
- New Year's Day 1st January
Fingal County Council
Free parking Saturday 7th, 14th and 21st of December in zones FB, FC, FE and FGM
- Christmas Day 25th December
- St. Stephen's Day 26th December
- New Year's Day 1st January
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown & The Harbour
- Christmas Day 25th December
- St. Stephen's Day 26th December
Wicklow
Wicklow County Council
2 hours free parking in all car parks (zones WF, WH, WC and WG) from Monday 18th November until January 1st inclusive.
- Christmas Day 25th December
- St. Stephen's Day 26th December
- New Year's Day 1st January
Arklow Town Council
2 hours free parking on zones AB and AC from 25th November until 1st January inclusive.
- Christmas Day 25th December
- St. Stephen's Day 26th December
- New Year's Day 1st January
Bray Municipal District
Free parking on Saturdays in zone BG from the 23rd of November until the 29th December Inclusive
- Christmas Day 25th December
- St. Stephen's Day 26th December
- New Year's Day 1st January
Greystones Town Council
2 hours free parking on Saturdays 30th November, 7th , 14th and 21st December.
- Christmas Day 25th December
- St. Stephen's Day 26th December
- New Year's Day 1st January
Westmeath
Mullingar Municipal District
Free parking in carparks on the following dates:
- 22nd and 29th November
- 7th. 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and 23rd December
- Christmas Day 25th December
- St. Stephen's Day 26th December
- New Year's Day 1st January
Athlone Municipal District
Free parking in carparks from the 17th to the 24th of December inclusive
- Christmas Day 25th December
- St. Stephen's Day 26th December
- New Year's Day 1st January
Laois
Laois County Council
2 hours free parking across all zones on the 7th, 14th and 21st December.
- Christmas Day 25th December
- St. Stephen's Day 26th December
- New Year's Day 1st January
Offaly
Tullamore Municipal District
1-hour free parking across all zones from 2nd December until 31st December inclusive and free parking all day every Sunday
- Free Parking all day at Daingean Road Carpark
- 3 hours free parking at O’Neills car park
- Christmas Day 25th December
- St. Stephen's Day 26th December
- New Year's Day 1st January
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Sun: Closed
