Revealed: Full list of road closures for the 2026 Mayo Stages Rally
The 2026 Mayo Stages Rally will take place on Sunday, March 1, bringing rally crews from across Ireland to Westport to compete.
The official launch of the West Tyre and Westport Woods Hotel & Spa Mayo Stages Rally was held on February 6, with the countdown to the event now well and truly underway.
The event marks the opening round of the eight-round Irish National Rally Championship, which will see competitors travel nationwide, with rounds taking place in counties including Mayo, Monaghan, Carlow and Galway.
To facilitate the rally, Mayo County Council has confirmed a series of road closures in and around Westport taking place over the weekend.
Various closures will be put in place over the weekend, with the first one beginning at 3pm on Saturday, February 28, and the last one remaining in place until 6.30pm on Sunday, March 1.
On Saturday, February 28, the South Mall and Lower Fairgreen L-6804 road will be closed between 4pm and 10pm.
Alternative routes will be available via:
Roman Island L-5842 will be closed at 3pm on Saturday, February 28, for 26 hours until 5pm on Sunday, March 1.
This includes the closure of the L-5842 access road from its junction with the L-1801 (The Towers) to the other junction with the L-1801 (opposite The Helm).
Local access will be provided along this route where possible.
For the opening stage of the rally, multiple roads in the Clogher area will be closed from 7.45am to 5.30pm on Sunday, March 1.
Closures will run from the R309/L5849 junction at Kilbree Lower to the L5422/L1810 junction at Derrycooraun.
This will run through the townlands of: Kilbree Lower, Bullaunmeneen, Tawnyemon, Rushbrook, Clooncanavan, Clogher, Slinaun, Knockmoyleen, Slinaunroe, Derryribbeen, Derrintloura, Ranaghy, Cartronduff, Letter, Derrycreeve, and Derrycooraun.
This will affect access via the L-5849, L-1810, L-5424, L-5423, L-54228, L-54223 and L-5422. Local access will be provided where possible.
The second stage of the rally will see multiple road closures take place in the Aughagower area from 8.45am to 6pm on Sunday, March 1.
The closure will run from the R-330/L1813 junction at Mace South to the L-5871/N59 junction at Liscarney.
Affected townlands include: Mace South, Cloondacon, Aghagower, Knockakeery, Gorteen, Deerpark, Ballinvoy, Mountbrown, Shanagh, Derrygarve, Lugrevagh, Garrow, Ballyballinaun, Knappaghbeg, Lankill, Lanmore, Knappaghmanagh, and Liscarney.
Access will be impacted via the L-1813, L-1814, L-5862, L-1816, L-58651, L-5865, L-5863, L-5866, L-1815, and L-5871.
Again, local access will be provided wherever possible.
The final stage will see roads closed in the Errif Bohaun area from 8.55am to 6.30pm on Sunday, March 1.
Roads will be closed between the L1821/L18211 junction at Errif and the L-5861/R330 junction.
The final closure of the day will pass through the townlands of Erriff, Derrinkee, Derrycraff, Croaghrimbeg, Croaghrimcarra, Bohaun South, Bohaun North, Arderry, Tonlegee, Aille, and Toberrooaun, affecting access via the L-1821, L-1820, L-1819, L-1818, and L-5861.
As with previous closures, local access will be provided where possible.
The road closures were confirmed by the Head of the Westport and Belmullet Municipal District, Seamus Ó’Mongáin.
This article has been funded by the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme.