If you’re planning on getting the bus or train today, you could be out of luck…
An all out strike at Bus Éireann is underway since midnight with all bus services from the company cancelled as a result.
Iarnród Éireann are not part of the strike, but workers will not cross picket lines at stations where they share a service with Bus Eireann.
They have advised customers that there will be significant disruption to Intercity rail services today, Friday 24th March, arising from picketing associated with the Bus Éireann dispute. Iarnród Éireann is not a party to this dispute.
There will be limited services on the following routes:
- Dublin/Cork, Dublin/Galway, Dublin/Sligo, Dublin/Waterford, Dublin/Rosslare, Dublin/Limerick Jct. only
Cork Route:
– Some services have been cancelled, see full list below.
– Heuston to Cork – 07:00hrs, 08:00hrs, 09:00hrs, 14:00hrs, 15:00hrs, 16:00hrs, 17:00hrs services will operate to Mallow only.
– Cork to Heuston – 10:44hrs, 11:44hrs and 12:44hrs services will operate from Mallow only.
– 23:15hrs Heuston to Cork/Limerick (match special) cannot be guaranteed.
Waterford Route:
– Services operating between Heuston & Kilkenny only.
– Some services have been cancelled, see full list below.
– 11:00hrs & 18:25hrs Waterford to Heuston will operate from Kilkenny only.
Sligo Route:
– Limited and curtailed service with no trains serving Sligo Station.
– 08:00hrs Connolly/Sligo will operate to Longford only.
– 11:05hrs Connolly/Sligo will operate but may terminate in Boyle.
– 17:05hrs & 18:05hrs Connolly/Longford will operate.
Galway Route:
– 07:40hrs Galway to Heuston will operate.
– 11:05hrs Heuston to Galway will operate.
– 13:25hrs Heuston to Galway will operate.
– 23:25hrs Heuston to Galway (match special) cannot be guaranteed.
Rosslare Route:
– 13:36hrs Connolly/Rosslare will operate to Wicklow only.
– 18:38hrs Connolly/Rosslare will operate to Wicklow only.
There will be no services on the following routes:
- Cork Commuter, Limerick to Limerick Jct., Waterford to Limerick Junction, Limerick to Galway, Limerick to Ballybrophy via Nenagh, Tralee to Mallow
The following services are cancelled:
- 05:30 Galway to Heuston
- 05:45 Sligo to Connolly
- 05:50 Cork to Heuston
- 06:00 Waterford to Heuston
- 06:15 Cork to Heuston
- 07:00 Cork to Heuston
- 07:00 Sligo to Connolly
- 07:05 Tralee to Heuston
- 07:10 Waterford to Heuston
- 07:20 Rosslare to Connolly
- 09:00 Sligo to Connolly
- 09:40 Connolly to Rosslare
- 10:00 Heuston to Cork
- 11:00 Heuston to Cork
- 11:25 Heuston to Galway
- 12:00 Heuston to Cork
- 13:00 Heuston to Cork
- 13:15 Heuston to Waterford
- 13:20 Cork to Heuston
- 14:20 Cork to Heuston
- 15:20 Cork to Heuston
- 16:20 Cork to Heuston
- 17:30 Heuston to Galway
- 17:35 Heuston to Waterford
- 17:36 Connolly/Wexford
- 18:00 Heuston to Cork
- 18:35 Heuston to Waterford
- 18:30 Heuston to Galway
- 19:00 Heuston to Cork
- 21:00 Heuston to Cork
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