First Forty Five Minutes Free Parking in Portlaoise
Paid Parking operates in Portlaoise from 08:30 to 17:30 Monday to Saturday.
The FIRST 45 minutes of parking only is free. This free parking can only be availed of once in a 24 hour period.
If your visit is for longer than 45 minutes, you are required to purchase a parking disc for a maximum period of 2 hours. On-Street Parking and parking in J.F.L. Car Park is limited to a period of a maximum of 2 hours. If your stay is likely to require you to park for longer, you must park your vehicle in one of the All Day Car Parks. All day parking is available in our Car Parks located at The Plaza, County Hall and Tower Hill.
Fines will be issued for illegal parking on footpaths, double yellow lines, in Disabled Bays (without a valid permit), in loading bays etc
Traffic and Parking around Laois
Currently we have Bye-Laws for Portlaoise, Mountmellick, Portarlington. These Bye-Laws are implemented by Traffic Wardens employed by Laois County Council.
The maps below show details of parking in Portlaoise and Mountmellick, including Accessible Parking.
- Portlaoise Town Centre Map-1
- Portlaoise Town Centre Map-2
- Mountmellick Town Map-1
- Mountmellick Town Map-2
- Illegal Parking of Vehicles on Public Roads
- Laois County Council Road and Parking Standards 2007
TIME LIMITED PARKING RESTRICTIONS IN MOUNTRATH
Location of Parking Measures – Main Street to Market Square, Market Square and Shannon Street to Market Square
Casual Trading in Laois
There is casual trading in Portlaoise every Friday from 9.00 -3.00 in Peppers Lane, off Lyster Square. Please note that Parking is not permitted in that market area between the hours of 8.30am and 3.30pm on Fridays. Penalties will be incurred for vehicles parked in this area during the time stated above. A map of outlines the area involved.
Please contact the Roads Department if you are interested in being included in the Farmers Market. You can email casualtrading@laoiscoco.ie.