{"id":26422,"date":"2025-09-17T05:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T05:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/26422\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T05:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T05:35:08","slug":"plan-to-unwrap-christmas-market-in-limerick-may-spark-fresh-closure-at-the-crescent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/26422\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan to unwrap Christmas market in Limerick may spark fresh closure at The Crescent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LIMERICK City and County <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/section\/309\/politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Council<\/a> is planning to unwrap a Christmas market during the month of December.<\/p>\n<p>And they\u2019ve said while the area beside the O\u2019Connell Monument at The Crescent in the city centre is \u201cthe proposed location\u201d, this could still change.<\/p>\n<p>A search is under way for a company to provide services around the event, which has a working title of Georgian Christmas Market.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/arts---entertainment\/1894526\/lewis-capaldi-announces-2026-limerick-date-as-part-of-uk-ireland-tour.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lewis Capaldi announces 2026 Limerick date as part of UK &amp; Ireland tour<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Council says it is looking for a \u201csuitably qualified company to create, produce and deliver all site operations associated with the event experience which will attract visitor numbers to Limerick city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Any firm should have a track record of delivering \u201chigh-quality professional public events\u201d as well as a \u201ctrack record of working with volunteers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe successful tenderer will provide, either directly or through third party providers, all strategic event planning and delivery services for the event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the local authority\u2019s appeal for companies, they have said the target audience for what it\u2019s described as an \u201cilluminated experience\u201d is \u201cprimarily families with young children\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe market\/fair should celebrate Limerick\u2019s rich Georgian heritage, both built and cultural,\u201d they add.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s envisaged the market will trade for four weeks up until December 23.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is expected the market\/fair will operate Fridays, Saturday and Sundays, with an option for Thursday operation,\u201d said council.<\/p>\n<p>Although the destination for the market is not fully confirmed, the council has asked any company planning the event to have a traffic and pedestrian management plan in place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is envisaged a full road closure will be required on Saturdays and Sundays and an inbound road closure for the month of December, concluding on December 24, 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The indication that the event might take place beside the Daniel O\u2019Connell Monument is sure to raise eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p>The area at the top of Limerick\u2019s main thoroughfare was closed to motorised traffic for a month during August 2024 for a month of outdoor activities curated by Mayor John Moran.<\/p>\n<p>Last December, a plan to close The Crescent to motor traffic on the four Sundays before Christmas was reduced to only one Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>And a proposal to close the area for the month of August this year was axed in its entirety.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Mayor Moran said that he could not convince himself that the closure of the access point represented \u201cgood value for money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LIMERICK City and County Council is planning to unwrap a Christmas market during the month of December. 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