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Parking in County Clare

Pay and Display parking operates in Ennis, Lahinch, Kilkee and Doolin Pier. Parking discs operate in Kilrush.
Pay by App / Pay by phone parking is available in Ennis, Lahinch, Kilkee, Kilrush and Doolin Pier.
This allows you to pay for parking using your mobile phone.

Ennis

Pay and Display parking operates in Ennis in all car parks and also for on-street parking, Monday to Saturday, all year round, except for Bank Holidays.

Parking rates in Ennis

A minimum of €1 will apply to all car parks.

The minimum fee on all on-street parking machines is 50 cent.

On-street car parking at O'Connell Street/Upper O'Connell Street, High Street, Barrack Street and Bank Place is €1.00 for 30 minutes duration.

Pay and Display operates in all the car parks and also for on-street parking, Monday to Saturday, all year round, except for Bank Holidays. You can purchase a ticket from the pay and display machines. You must display the ticket visibly on the vehicle dashboard.

€1.00 entitles you to either 1/2, 1, 2 or 4 hours on-street parking depending on the zone.
Most car parks are €1.00 per hour. The exceptions are the long stay car parks:

  • Cloughleigh, €2.00 for 8 hours and
  • Glór, €3.00 for 8 hours.

Coach Parking

Coach parking facilities are available close to Ennis Town Centre. Please access link below for details:

Parking bye-laws

Please consult the bye-laws below for details of the designated areas:

The bye-laws are intended to help you by:

  • Eliminating obstruction and reducing congestion
  • Improving road safety
  • Increasing the turnover of on street parking spaces

The bye-laws are prepared by the traffic management section for consideration and adoption by the elected members of Clare County Council. Clare County Council employs traffic wardens to implement the above bye-laws.

Kilkee

Pay and Display operates in the East End Car Park, Kilkee, where a ticket can be purchased from the pay and display machines. You must display the purchased ticket visibly on the vehicle dashboard. Tickets are required between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. each day. 

A €1.00 parking ticket entitles you to 3 hours parking. A €2.50 ticket entitles you to up to 10 hours parking.

Lahinch

Pay and Display operates in the Promenade and Liscannor Road car parks. Tickets are required 7 days a week all year round - during the period 9:00 a.m to 7:00 p.m.

You can purchase a ticket from the pay and display machines. You must display the ticket must visibly on the vehicle dashboard.

  • A €2.00 parking ticket entitles you to 3 hours parking.
  • A €4.00 ticket entitles you to up to 10 hours parking.

Parking bye-laws

Kilrush

Two-hour free on-street parking is available in Kilrush and the car park is free all day.

Tickets are required between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday

Parking discs operates on:

  • Henry Street
  • Frances Street
  • Lower Frances Street
  • Market Square
  • Burton Street
  • Vandeleur Street
  • Moore Street
  • John Street

You can purchase parking discs from the municipal district office or various local businesses.

Tickets are required between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday.

A €1.00 parking ticket entitles you to 2 hours parking. The first 2 hours is free of charge.

Doolin Pier

Pay and Display operates at Doolin Pier where a ticket can be purchased from the pay and display machines or parking can be paid for by using the app "Parkmagic" on your mobile phone.

Tariffs:

  • €1: up to 2 hours
  • €5: More than 2 hours and less than 30 hours
  • €15 >= 30 hours < 1 week

A further charge of €10 shall apply to each week or part of a week.

Customers can also pre-pay for parking at their nearest council office.

Page last reviewed: 11/01/24

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Contact

Traffic Section
Clare County Council
Áras Contae an Chláir
New Road
Ennis
Co. Clare
V95 DXP2
trafficteam@clarecoco.ie
(065) 6821616
Opening hours
Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. with offices open through lunch.