Search
04 Nov 2025
Search
04 Nov 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Newport Christmas Market will mean the closure of the Carrowbaun road (L1401)
Mayo County Council have revealed their intention to close roads in Newport to facilitate the town's annual Christmas market.
The event is a regular part of festivities both within the town and beyond, with people flocking to celebrate the holiday season in style.
Now, the Council have signalled their plans to accommodate the event.
On Sunday, December 7, the Carrowbaun Road (L1401) will be closed.
The 70-metre stretch of the route will be closed to commuters from 2 pm to 8 pm for a total of six hours.
For the duration of the event, the Westport Road (N59), Castlebar Road (R311), and the L433 Carricknakeady and Clooneshill road will be used as Diversion routes.
Any objections must be sent to the following address (Seamus Ó’Mongáin, Head of Municipal District, Mayo County Council Civic Offices, Westport) by 4 pm on Thursday, November 13.
Funded by the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
