Lisdoonan Village Road Shut for Up to Two Weeks From Monday: LP4102 Closure and Detours
Monaghan County Council can close the LP4102 through Lisdoonan village, from Drumlurg to Lisdoonan, for up to two weeks between Monday 19 and Friday 30 October for road improvement works.
By the Monaghan Brief staff·Edited by Seamus McKenna·Published · 2 min read
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The LP4102 through the village of Lisdoonan may be closed for up to two weeks between Monday 19 October and Friday 30 October, Monaghan County Council says.
Closure details
Road: LP4102 through Lisdoonan, from its junction at Drumlurg to the junction at Lisdoonan, a distance of 1,556m.
When: between Monday 19 October and Friday 30 October 2026; the road may be closed for a maximum of two weeks within that period.
Why: road improvement works.
Detour: local traffic will be diverted via adjoining local roads, with signposted detours. Local access and emergency vehicles will be catered for at all times.
Queries go to the Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District office, the notice says.
Also this fortnight
Night-time closures of the N2 Castleblayney bypass (9pm to 6am, 19 October to 1 November) and the N54 at Smithborough (7pm to 6am, to 2 November) are also in place (details), and the R181 at Killygola closes from 26 October. All current notices are on our roads page.
Sources
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Carrickmacross-Castleblayney councillors meet on Tuesday 20 October to decide whether to make a private lane at Gorteens, Donaghmoyne, a public road, after Chief Executive Robert Burns warned upgrade works would cost more than €200,000.
Thirteen newly attested Gardaí are being assigned to the Cavan-Monaghan division after Friday's passing-out at Templemore, with five going to Carrickmacross and one to Monaghan town.
Monaghan County Council has granted conditional planning permission for a change of use of a retail unit at 4 Parnell Street, Carrickmacross, to a café, as the Irish Independent reports that the south Monaghan town is set for a new coffee shop.
