Where does everyone park in Ireland I’m struggling to find places both South and north
Where can you get to if you use the hour ferry movement heading towards clonmel
How much is the topaz to park or do Stena let you finish your break ■■?
Any help
you wont get much respite nown at the docks.get clear of dublins dung city by heading out for naas…theres several ind estates on the naas road,cpl of garage areas,after that,just abandon the thing anywhere and nobody will give a toss.its like 1960s uk,nobody will are where you’ve stopped.the closer you are to dublin the more likely the diesel faries will visit you.remove the union flag teddybears from your windscreen if you have them or park close to a fire station.dont worry about speed cameras in the south.and theres virtually none in the north,
as for the north,feel free to ask somewhere speific that you want to be near?
Topaz is cheap but rammed, do as previously advised, you can park just about anywhere as long as not stupid.
if coming of stenna they will let you finish your break so i heard if you go out the gate then come back in and show your used ticket , as for topaz in the port , ive only ever heard bad things from people trying to sleep there . theres plenty of parking on the n7 (naas road ) but will fill up quick other than toughers .
I was going to suggest Toughers out at Naas, but it’s already been mentioned. It’d be the best part of an hour to get out there off the dock, I think (it’s a long time since I was over there).
Simon:
I was going to suggest Toughers out at Naas, but it’s already been mentioned. It’d be the best part of an hour to get out there off the dock, I think (it’s a long time since I was over there).
Aye you would struggle to make Toughers in the hour services on the M1 are about 40 minutes away. On Friday made the services on the M4 just past Enfield in 55 minutes, coming off the boats it is hard to predict times due to traffic. Once away from Dublin there are plenty of places to park get onto a national road rather than the motorways and most pubs will have parking for a lorry or two
mazzer:
Once away from Dublin there are plenty of places to park get onto a national road rather than the motorways and most pubs will have parking for a lorry or two
That was my experience of Ireland.
Naturally it would be good manners to get a dinner and a pint if you’re going to fill up a huge chunk of a pub car park for the evening/night.
never had a problem parking in ireland, oh wait reason for that was because we never stopped long enough to sleep ( i may add it’s been nearly 10 years since i was in ireland)
scotstrucker:
never had a problem parking in ireland, oh wait reason for that was because we never stopped long enough to sleep
Ah, well I was delivering Velux roof window frames to builders merchants. They’re only open 8 - 5 
30 drops or so, from 1 or 2 frames at little out of the way places like Lettermore and Cahersiveen or several drops in Dublin and Limerick of a couple of pallets each, it all took time.
I was doing this around 10 years ago, there was only 2 motorways, South of Dundalk down to Dublin and most of the Dublin M50 ring. I think they opened the latest extension at that time, which was to Sandyford Industrial Estate, when I was doing my last load on that job. Good times 
Head straight out the M1 from Dublin port. Applegreen Lusk north is around 20 minutes drive time from the port. Free parking,wifi and showers. Restaurants open after 7am.
but hes going to clonmel lusk is out of his way , hireco have parking in the port
Lusk is only 10 minutes from M50 so your not far of course.
theres a security guard at lusk sits in his car in the carpark when it shuts to eliminate the diesel fairy macodougall risk…good place to park,northbound or southbound…masses of parking,and quiet enough for a good kip.
Simon:
scotstrucker:
never had a problem parking in ireland, oh wait reason for that was because we never stopped long enough to sleepAh, well I was delivering Velux roof window frames to builders merchants. They’re only open 8 - 5
30 drops or so, from 1 or 2 frames at little out of the way places like Lettermore and Cahersiveen or several drops in Dublin and Limerick of a couple of pallets each, it all took time.
I was doing this around 10 years ago, there was only 2 motorways, South of Dundalk down to Dublin and most of the Dublin M50 ring. I think they opened the latest extension at that time, which was to Sandyford Industrial Estate, when I was doing my last load on that job. Good times
i was delivering septic, bunded fuel tanks, heating oil tanks from aberdeen then re load either vans from the south or concrete from the north back over
scotstrucker:
Simon:
scotstrucker:
never had a problem parking in ireland, oh wait reason for that was because we never stopped long enough to sleepAh, well I was delivering Velux roof window frames to builders merchants. They’re only open 8 - 5
30 drops or so, from 1 or 2 frames at little out of the way places like Lettermore and Cahersiveen or several drops in Dublin and Limerick of a couple of pallets each, it all took time.
I was doing this around 10 years ago, there was only 2 motorways, South of Dundalk down to Dublin and most of the Dublin M50 ring. I think they opened the latest extension at that time, which was to Sandyford Industrial Estate, when I was doing my last load on that job. Good timesi was delivering septic, bunded fuel tanks, heating oil tanks from aberdeen then re load either vans from the south or concrete from the north back over
Oh now I worked out who you were working for lol
scottie0011:
scotstrucker:
Simon:
scotstrucker:
never had a problem parking in ireland, oh wait reason for that was because we never stopped long enough to sleepAh, well I was delivering Velux roof window frames to builders merchants. They’re only open 8 - 5
30 drops or so, from 1 or 2 frames at little out of the way places like Lettermore and Cahersiveen or several drops in Dublin and Limerick of a couple of pallets each, it all took time.
I was doing this around 10 years ago, there was only 2 motorways, South of Dundalk down to Dublin and most of the Dublin M50 ring. I think they opened the latest extension at that time, which was to Sandyford Industrial Estate, when I was doing my last load on that job. Good timesi was delivering septic, bunded fuel tanks, heating oil tanks from aberdeen then re load either vans from the south or concrete from the north back over
Oh now I worked out who you were working for lol
yeah i was there too for 3 months lol, that was the shortest job i’v had in my driving career scottie.