Olympic Torch Relay - potential traffic/travel delays to students starting exams.

Dav

Hello all,

We had a message from the State Exams Commission asking us to remind all of you that may be affected by the route for the Olympic Torch Relay:

SEC wrote:

The Olympic Torch Relay is taking place on Wednesday 6th June in Dublin. This is the first day of the state examinations. All candidates in Dublin should plan your journeys to your examinations centres so as to arrive in plenty of time. Further details on areas affected by the run are on www.dublincity.ie and www.garda.ie

I've done a bit of digging this morning and have found the route plan from The Olympic Council of Ireland's site:

ROAD NAME 							| APPROX TIME
Howth 								| 8
Croke Park Jones Rd Entrance to Fitzgibbon St 			| 9.35
Fitzgibbon Street to Mountjoy Square North 			| 9.40
Mountjoy Sq. Nth to Junction Hill St/ Denmark St 		| 9.43
Junc. Denmark St/Hill St to Garden Of Remb. 			| 9.46
Garden of Rememberance to Cathal Bruagh Street 			| 9.50
Cathal Bruagh Street to GPO O’Connell Street 			| 9.54
Cathal Bruagh Street to GPO O’Connell Street 			| 9.54
GPO O Connell Street – Marlborough Street 			| 9.58
Marlborough Street to CHQ Building Custom House Quay 		| 10.01
CHQ Building Custom House Quay to Common Street 		| 10.04
Custom Hse, Quay/ Commons St to Mayor St 			| 10.07
Mayor Street to Seville Place 					| 10.10
Seville Place to Guild St before junc Mayor St 			| 10.13
Guild St before junc. Mayor St to S. Beckett Bridge 		| 10.16
Samuel Beckett Bridge to  Grand Canal Theatre 			| 10.19
Grand Canal Theatre to Clarence Place/Macken St 		| 10.22
Clarence Place/Macken St to Junc Lr Grand Canal St 		| 10.25
Junc Lr Grand Canal St to Hogan Place/Holles St Junc 		| 10.28
Holles Street /Hogan Place Junc to Merrion Square East 		| 10.31
Merrion Sq East to Junc Baggot St Lr/Lr Fitzwilliam St 		| 10.33
Baggot Street Lr Junc to Upper Fitzwilliam St 			| 10.37
Fitzwilliam Street Upper to Leeson Street Bridge 		| 10.40
Leeson Street Bridge to Dartmount Walk/ Canal Road 		| 10.43
D.M Walk / Canal Road – Canal Road After Ranelagh Rd Junc. 	| 10.47
Canal Rd to Grove Rd East after Rathmines Rd Junc 		| 10.50
Grove Rd East to Grove Road Middle 				| 10.53
Grove Road Mid. To Junc. Harold Cr. Rd / Clansbrassil St 	| 10.56
Clanbrassil Street Upr. To South Circular Rd Junc 		| 10.59
Sth Circular Rd to Lr Clanbrassil St/ Donavan Lane Junc 	| 11.02
Lr clan. St/Donavan Lane to New St South/ Fumbally Lane 	| 11.05
New St Sth / Fumbally Lane to Patrick St / Bull Alley St Junc 	| 11.08
Patrick St /Bull Alley St to Christchurch Pl (Jury’s Hotel) 	| 11.11
Christchurch Place (Jury’s) to Parliament St Junction 		| 11.14
Parliament Street Junct to- Dame Street /Trinity St Junc 	| 11.17
Dame Street/ Trinity St Junc – Nassau Street/ Dawson St 	| 11.20
Nassau St /Dawson St Junc /Nassau St / Kildare St Junc. 	| 11.23
Nassau St /Kilare St Junc / Clare St Merrion Sq West Junc 	| 11.26
Merrion Square West Junc to Government Buildings 		| 11.29
Government Buildings  via Ely Place to St Stephens Green 	| 11.37
St. Stephens Green 						| 11.40

DepoProvera

Smart *****.. Considering my school is in town this is great news..

edit: the Olympic people I mean, not you OP

LoonyLovegood

Brilliant, thanks! I'll want to be in my centre ridiculously early the, considering I'm in Abbey Street.