Traffic and travel advisory around Athlone Saturday, January 10th

EVENT NAME: Mercosur Public Meeting

EVENT LOCATION: Technological University of the Shannon, N37HD68

TRAFFIC & TRAVEL ADVISORY: All approach roads to Athlone, including the N6 bypass.

Junction 12 (N6)
> Gathering from 8 am along the N61 Roscommon Road along the hard shoulder.
> Use of hard shoulder and first lane. Overtaking lane to be left open at all times.
> Tractors approaching from westbound lane, come off at exit 12 and proceed to the bypass to travel eastbound.

Junction 10 (N6)
> Exit bypass at Junction 10 and turn left for Cornamaddy (N55).
> turn right at Cornamaddy roundabout and head down the R916 to Garrycastle/ TUS.
> 1st tractors to be reaching Junction 10 at 11:30 am or earlier.

Walkers
> Congregate at Garrycastle at 12:30 pm for the short walk and to be in TUS by 1:30 pm for speeches from farming bodies and politicians.
> No walkers allowed on the bypass or slipways at any time.
Departing Athlone at 3:30-4 pm at the latest.

Parking
> Cars will park at TUS, WPFC, Garrycastle, Cornamaddy, Blyry and Dan’s Tavern.
> Tractors will be parked in fields adjacent to TUS.
> Trucks will be diverted towards industrial parks.
> Buses will enter TUS via the front gate, disembark people at the designated set-down area before moving the buses off-site. Buses are encouraged to arrive early.
> Pedestrians will walk to Garrycastle along the footpaths for the pedestrian march. Other pedestrians may access this location from the Greenway.

Content Last Updated/Reviewed: 09/01/2026