St. Patrick's Day Transport

Victor

Please post any information.

Victor

http://www.dublinbikes.ie/Magazine/News/Saint-Patrick-s-Festival-2016

Saint Patrick’s Festival 2016
(10/03/2016)

Impact on Coca-Cola Zero dublinbikes stations during the St. Patrick’s Festival 2016 (Wed 16th - Sun 20th March)

To facilitate the Saint Patrick’s Festival, several Coca-Cola Zero dublinbikes stations will be closed or service will be restricted for periods between Wednesday 16th and Monday 21st March.

The stations affected, dates and times are shown below:
STATION: CLOSED FROM: RE-OPENS:
(30) Parnell Sq N. 15:00 Wed 16th 17:00 Thurs 17th
(6) Christchurch Pl. 15:00 Wed 16th 17:00 Thurs 17th
(102) Western Way 15:00 Wed 16th 17:00 Thurs 17th
(10) Dame Street 15:00 Wed 16th 17:00 Thurs 17th
(33) Princes Street 15:00 Wed 16th 17:00 Thurs 17th
(11) Earlsfort Terrace 00:30 Thurs 17th 05:00 Sat 19th
(23) Custom House 00:30 Wed 16th 09:00 Mon 21st
(26) Merrion Sq. West 17:00 Sat 19th 05:00 Mon 21st

Please note the times quoted above are approximate and subject to change.

Due to related traffic restrictions there may be some further impact on the Coca-Cola Zero dublinbikes service as a result of the festivities.

Please keep an eye on www.dublinbikes.ie for updates

Victor

https://www.luas.ie/customer-notice-17thmar16/

HOME | NEWS CENTRE | NEWS | CUSTOMER NOTICE ST. PATRICK’S DAY THURS 17TH MAR Customer Notice St. Patrick’s Day Thurs 17th Mar
12 February 2016
Customer Notice St. Patrick’s Day Thurs 17th Mar

Luas services on both the Red and Green Lines will not run on St. Patrick’s Day Thursday 17th March 2016 due to strike action.

St. Patrick’s Day Special Bus Service

A Special Bus Service will run on St. Patrick’s Day Thursday 17th March 2016. This bus services will operate from Luas Park + Ride Stops directly to the City Centre.

Operating Times: The bus service will run from 7.30am to 7.00pm
Frequency: The bus will run
every 10 minutes 7.30am to 12.00pm
every 15 minutes 12.00pm to 2.00pm
every 10 minutes 2.00pm to 7.00pm
Tickets:
Luas pre-paid tickets (7 Day, 30 Day, Monthly & Annual) will be accepted on this bus service
Leap Cards, including Family Leap Cards, will be accepted on this bus service
Bus tickets can also be purchased at Luas Park + Ride Stops and city centre Luas/Bus stops. A Single Adult Ticket is €2.00 and a Single Child Ticket is €1.00

Red Line Special Bus Service Route:
To City: Buses depart Cheeverstown and Red Cow Park + Ride stops and travel directly to Wolfe Tone Quay (beside Croppies Acre Memorial Park)
From City: Buses depart Victoria Quay (between Guinness Entrance and Heuston Station) and travel directly to Red Cow and Cheeverstown Park + Ride Stops









Wolfe Tone Quay Victoria Quay
(Beside Croppies Acre Memorial Park) (Between Guinness Entrance & Heuston Station)


Click here to download a Red Line Special Bus Leaflet

Green Line Special Bus Service Route:
To City: Buses depart Carrickmines, Stillorgan and Balally Park + Ride Stops and travel directly to Adelaide Road (close to Starbucks)
From City: Buses depart Hatch Street Upper (near Dublin Bikes Station) and travel directly to Balally, Stillorgan and Carrickmines Park + Ride Stops











Adelaide Road Hatch Street Upper
(Close to Starbucks) (Near Dublin Bikes Station)


Click here to download a Green Line Special Bus

Passengers intending on using the Special Bus Service should allow extra time to travel.

For other travel options see www.transportforireland.ie or download the TFI free Journey Planner App.

Strike Action Advice to Luas Customers

Normal Luas services will resume on Friday 18th March at 5.30am
Customers intending to purchase pre-paid tickets such as 7 Day or 30 Day tickets may wish to consider alternative ticket options
From Saturday 6th February 2016 a Work-to-Rule has been implemented by Luas SIPTU employees. This may result in some service disruptions and we apologise to customers for any inconvenience caused by this Work-to-Rule action
Luas tickets will be valid on the Special Bus Service but not on services of other public transport service providers during this strike action on Thursday 17th March

Strike Action Refund Arrangements

Customers with Luas pre-paid or Tax Saver tickets who are impacted by the strike action will be eligible for a refund. We would advise customers impacted on Thursday 17th March to apply for a refund from Monday 21st March onwards. Click here for details or call Luas Customer Care on LoCall 1850 300 604.

We apologise to customers for the inconvenience caused by this strike action.

Please note these arrangements may be subject to change at short notice. Updated information, as it becomes available, will be published here on www.luas.ie and Tweeted from @Luas on Twitter.

For info on what the Luas strike is all about please click here.

Victor

http://www.dublinbus.ie/News-Centre/General-News/St-Patricks-Festival-Diversions-2016/

St. Patrick's Festival Diversions 2016
Published on Tuesday, March 08, 2016

Dublin Bus wishes to advise customers that due to the St. Patrick's Festival there will be a number of diversions in place from Wednesday 16th March to Sunday 20th March 2016. For further details of diversions please click on the links below.

Nitelink Service
A full nitelink service will operate on Wednesday 16th March 2016, there will be no nitelink service on Thursday 17th March 2016 and a full nitelink service will operate on Friday 18th March 2016.

Thursday 17th March 2016 - St. Patrick’s Day
A Sunday timetable will operate on all routes on St. Patrick’s Day. City Tour, Coastal Tours, 1916 Tour and Ghostbus Tour services will not operate.

Please note Real Time Information will be unavailable on our website and via our apps from 09:00hrs to 15:00hrs.

St. Patrick's Day Parade

St. Patrick's 5k Road Race

St. Patrick's Parade Temporary Bus Termini

Merrion Square Diversion

Custom House Quay Fun Fair

Diversions on Routes 4, 9 and 140 at Western Way

Swords St. Patrick's Day Parade

Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush & Lusk St. Patrick's Festival Diversions

Blanchardstown St. Patrick's Festival Diversions

Dunboyne St. Patrick's Day Parade Diversions

Customers can also get updates on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @dublinbusnews or call our customer service line on (01) 8734222, lines open from 08:30 - 18:00hrs (Monday to Saturday excluding bank holidays).

Victor

http://www.irishrail.ie/news/stpatricksday2016

St Patrick's Day service arrangements - Heuston & Connolly going Green to celebrate

03 March 2016

Take the family on a day out by DART for just €20

Two of our main stations Heuston and Connolly will be “greened” as part of the national celebrations this coming St. Patrick’s day, with the beautiful 19th century facades joining buildings and landmarks in Ireland and around the world in marking our national holiday.

If you are planning on travelling into Dublin for the parade and live in the short hop zone then you can save up to 24% on single tickets by using a leap smartcard.

Take the family on a day out by DART for just €20! With our fantastic family tickets a family of 1 or 2 adults and up to 4 children can get unlimited travel by DART or Suburban rail for a day.

St Patrick’s Day - 17th March
We expect lots of people to travel across Intercity services St. Patrick's day. Customers are advised to book online and to check train times for Thursday 17th March when there will be some changes to the schedule, for more information go to our timetable section.

Changes to services include:

DART and Commuter: A Sunday service will operate, but with extra trains before and after the parade. For crowd control reasons, Tara Street Station will be closed until 16.00hrs.

Intercity: Services will operate to a revised schedule, and customers are advised to check times before travelling.

Victor

http://www.buseireann.ie/news.php?id=1963&month=Feb

Customer Notice St. Patrick's Day – March 17th 2016

Bus Éireann wishes to advise customers that a Sunday timetable will operate on all bus routes with the exception of the following minor changes:

The following services will not operate:
Route 070 15:30 Dundalk to Galway
Route 070 18:00 Galway to Dundalk
Route 073 22:00 Carlow to Athlone
Route 419 12:50 Galway to Clifden
Route 419 16:15 Clifden to Galway
Ulsterbus service: Monaghan/Portrush/Monaghan

The following additional services will operate:
Route 052 08:40 Westport to Claremorris
Route 419 13:30 Clifden to Galway
Route 419 16:15 Galway to Clifden
Route 440 08:30 Dooagh – Westport
Route 440 12:05 Westport – IWAK
Route 440 15:00 IWAK – Westport
Route 440 18:10 Westport to Dooagh
Route 456 08:05 Galway to Ballina via Cong
Route 456 16:30 Ballina to Galway via Cong

ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE DISRUPTIONS

Due to the large number of parades that occur throughout the country many of our services may experience temporary disruptions or may have to take minor diversions throughout the day.

Bus Éireann would like to thank our customers for their patience during these disruptions; and we hope you enjoy Saint Patrick's Day festivities throughout the country.

Cork City 
Route 202 to Knocknaheeney Services will depart from St Patrick’s Quay every 20 minutes 
Route 203 to Farranree Services will depart from St Patrick’s Quay every 20 minutes 
Route 207 to Ballyvolane Services will depart from St Patrick’s Quay every 20 minutes 
Route 208 to Lotabeg Services will depart from St Patrick’s Quay every 20 minutes 
Route 215 to Blarney / Cloghroe Services will depart from St Patrick’s Quay every 20 minutes 
Route 220 to Carrigaline / Crosshaven / Fountainstown Services will depart from Anglesea Street (opposite Market Bar)
Route 223 to Monkstown / Ringaskiddy / Haulbowline Services will depart from Anglesea Street (opposite Market Bar)
Route 202 to Mahon  Services will depart every 20 minutes from a temporary stop on Eglington Street
Route 203 to Ballyphehane Services will depart every 20 minutes from Anglesea St (opposite Market Bar)
Route 206 to Grange Services will depart every 20 minutes from Anglesea St (opposite Market Bar)
Route 207 to Donnybrook Services will depart every 20 minutes from Anglesea St (opposite Market Bar)
Route 215 to Mahon Point (Jacobs Island) Services will depart every 20 minutes from Anglesea St (opposite Market Bar)
Route 216 to Mount Oval Services will depart every 20 minutes from Anglesea St (opposite Market Bar)
Route 205 to C.I.T. Services will depart every 20 minutes from Washington St. THERE WILL BE NO 205 SERVICE TO KENT STATION FOR DURATION OF CLOSURE. Passengers should board Route 226A in Parnell Place for service to Kent Station
Route 208 to Bishopstown Services will depart every 20 minutes from Washington St. THERE WILL BE NO 205 SERVICE TO KENT STATION FOR DURATION OF CLOSURE. Passengers should board Route 226A in Parnell Place for service to Kent Station
Route 214 to CUH  Services will depart every 20 minutes from South Main St.
Route 216 to Glasheen / C.U.H.  Services will depart every 20 minutes from South Main St.
Route 220 to Ballincollig / EMC  Services will depart every 30 minutes from Washington Street.
Route 226 Services inbound will operate via Cotter Street, Old Station Road, Eglington Street to Bus Station, Parnell Place.  Outbound services will not serve stop at City Hall.
Services to Macroom / West Cork Services will depart from Bus Station and Provincial Stop, Washington Street.
Black Ash Park & Ride Black Ash Park & Ride will depart from temporary stop on Anglesea Street (across from Market Bar) until approx. 17.25.  Park & Ride services resume at Lapps Quay thereafter.

Cork County / Suburban     
Carrigtwohill  Inbound service 13.50 ex Ballinacurra will be unable to serve Carrigtwohill from 13.15 to 14.15
Ballincollig Main Street will be closed from 13.00 – 17.00 approximately.Outbound services will operate via the Link Road, Barry’s Road and Classis. Inbound services will operate via Muskerry, and Old Fort Road.
Bandon Inbound and outbound passengers can board at Kellehers from 14.00hrs to 17.00hrs. approx.
Blarney Inbound and outbound services will operate via the Blarney By-Pass 14.30 hours to 16.30 hours approximately. Passengers can board and depart bus at temporary bus stop on the by-pass at the back of the Church.
Carrigaline Bus Stop closed from 12.00 hours to 15.30 hours on Thursday 17th March, 2016
Fermoy Passengers can board / alight at temporary bus stops by Abbeyville Guesthouse from 10.30 to 13.00 approximately.
Kinsale Main Street in Kinsale will be closed from 15.30 to 17.30 approximately. Services to / from Kinsale will drop off / pick up passengers at the old Supervalu.
Macroom Passengers that they may board / alight services at Kellehers, New Street or Coachford Junction.
Midleton  Main Street will be closed from 14.00 hours – 17.00 approximately. All inbound and outbound service will operate via Riverside Way.
Youghal Main Street will be closed from approx. 15.00 hrs. to 16.30 hrs. Outbound passengers may board buses at Summerfield Cross, Cork Hill or end of Cork Hill. Inbound passengers travelling may board buses at Aherne’s end of Cork Hill and at Summerfield Cross.

Galway
Route 401 The 11:20, 12:00, 12:40 and 13:20 city centre departures will depart from the bus stop opposite Woodquay.  Eyre Square, The Spanish Arch, Father Griffin Road  and The Crescent will be without service in each direction from 11:00 to 13:20 inclusive.
Routes 402 and 405 City Centre departures between 10:40 and 13:40 inclusive will depart from Woodquay.  Eyre Square, Bohermore and Francis Street will be without service in each direction during this period.
Route 407 The 11:15, 12:15 and 13:15 city centre departures will depart from the bus stop opposite Woodquay.  Eyre Square and Francis Street will be without service in each direction during this period.
Routes 403 and 409 City Centre departures between 10:40 and 13:30 inclusive will depart from Galway Bus Station. Eyre Square, Bothar Brendain Ui hEither and Forsters Street will be without service during this period.
Route 419 The 11:10 Galway – Oughterard and 12:00 Oughterard – Galway will divert via The Quincentenary Bridge to Lower Newcastle.  Francis Street, University Road and the bus stop opposite NUIG West Gate will be without service on the 11:10 departure.
Route 424 The 11:30 Galway – Carraroe and 10:30 Carraroe – Galway will divert via The Quincentenary Bridge, Lower Newcastle and St. Mary’s Road to Lower Salthill. The Spanish Arch, Father Griffin Road and The Crescent will be without service in each direction for these departures.

Waterford
Route 360 Customers can access Route 360 Waterford to Tramore service from the Bus Station or Morris’s DIY between 12:00 – 15:00 on Thursday 17th March 2016.
Expressway Route 40 Customers can access Route 40 Waterford to Cork service from the Bus Station or Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) (opposite the main entrance) from 12:00 – 15:00 on Thursday 17th March 2016.


Interchanging to routes operated by Translink

Customers are advised to visit www.translink.co.uk for details of services operated by Translink in Northern Ireland on the 17thMarch 2016.

Monday, 29th February, 2016

Mr.Frame

Taxis also run on St Patricks Day

Victor

http://www.garda.ie/Controller.aspx?Page=16732

St. Patrick's Festival 2016
March 2016
St Patrick's Day:

Dublin Festival Runs from the 17th - 20th March 2016.

Full details of route are available on the right Parade route and Traffic management plan.

Please see the following for more details:

http://www.stpatricksfestival.ie/info


Personal Safety


1. Gardaí are encouraging everybody who wishes to attend the St Patrick’s Day Parade on Thursday 17th March to please use PUBLIC TRANSPORT.

• The NTA in association with all Public Transport Providers have developed a significant Public Transport network for the day.

http://www.transportforireland.ie/



• Consequently if you live outside the M50 try to leave your car outside the M50. If you live inside the M50 try to leave your car outside the Grand Canal on the Southside or outside the North Circular Road on the Northside.


2. Select the area that you want to view the parade in advance of travelling.

• Come Early. Get into position and know your route to public transport.

• Keep children under close supervision. Children should have phone numbers for their guardians in the event of accidental separation. (eg: write it on their clothing tags, their arm or a piece of paper and tell them where it is!)

• Check the weather and dress appropriately.

• Mind your belongings.

• Remember it is illegal to drink alcohol in a public place in Dublin City.

• Please follow signage and all directions from Stewards and Gardaí

Victor

Mr.Frame wrote: »

Taxis also run on St Patricks Day

They may, but will be somewhat curtailed near parades.

Victor

http://www.collinscoaches.ie/images/St_Patricks_Day_2016.pdf

ST PATRICK’S DAY TIMETABLE
DEPARTING FROM:
CARRICKMACROSS 6.45AM* 10.00AM 7.00PM
ARDEE 7.00AM* 10.15AM 7.15PM
COLLON - 10.25AM 7.25PM
SLANE - 10.35AM 7.35PM
*Motorway Service
Note: There will be no service from Ballybay on St Patrick’s Day because of the parade

RETURNING FROM:
DUBLIN 5.00PM 7.15PM 8.30PM

athtrasna

Dublin City FM live drive programmes will not air this Thursday OR FRIDAY. A huge loss to commuters especially on Friday which is a normal working day for most people.

LXFlyer

athtrasna wrote: »

Dublin City FM live drive programmes will not air this Thursday OR FRIDAY. A huge loss to commuters especially on Friday which is a normal working day for most people.

While it may be a normal working day, I would imagine the amount of people taking Friday off will be significant - traffic will be greatly reduced.

Victor

http://www.aircoach.ie/news/st-patricks-day-service-changes-thursday-17th-march-2016

St. Patrick's Day Service Changes - Thursday 17th March 2016

St. Patrick's Day Service Changes - Thursday 17th March 2016
Aircoach is pleased to advise all passengers that we will be operating a full service on St. Patrick's Day, Thursday 17th March 2016.

We would, however, like to inform passengers of the following diversions to our service on Thursday 17th March 2016 due to St Patrick's Day parades and celebrations:



Dublin Airport - Dublin City Centre / Leopardstown route:

Due to the Dublin St. Patrick's Day parade the following stops will not be in use between 05:00 - 17:00 on Thursday 17th March 2016.

Westmoreland Street

O'Connell Street

O’Connell Bridge

The following temporary stops and routing will apply.

Customers Travelling To Dublin Airport:

All normal stops up to and including Nassau Street (Opposite Reads/Easons) and then:

Gardiner St Lower - Brown's Hostel

Gardiner St Upper - Discount Electrical

From Dublin Airport:

Gardiner St Upper - Discount Electrical

Gardiner St Lower - Brown's Hostel

Pearse Street Station, Westland Row



Dublin Airport - Bray / Greystones route:

We would like to advise passengers travelling on our Greystones service on Thursday 17th March 2016 that, due to parades in Bray and Greystones, there may be some minor delays to our service between the following times:

Greystones: 11.30 - 13.30

During this time our stop opposite the DART Station will not be used and we would advise customers to use either our stop at Charlesland or Lidl. This will affect the 12.00 & 13:00 departures from Greystones.

Bray: 13:00 - 16:00

During this time our stop in Bray at Superquinn will not be used.

Our service will pick up at the Wilton Hotel stop as normal but the coach will then head along the Bray Southern Cross Road rather than up the Vevay Road. This will affect the13:23, 14:23, and 15:23, departures from Bray (which are the 13:00, 14:00, and 15:00 departures from Greystones).

The Greystones DART Station and Bray Superquinn stops will also not be used for setting down passengers from Dublin Airport during the times listed above. We will be happy to set down at the alternative stops during this time.



Dublin Airport - Dun Laoghaire - Dalkey /Killiney:

We would like to advise passengers travelling on our Killiney / Dalkey service on Thurday 17th March 2016 that, all services are scheduled to operate as normal.

There may be minor delays to the service as a result of traffic diversions elsewhere in Dublin City.



Dublin Airport - Cork (via Dublin City Centre) route:

Dublin - Cork

Our departures from Dublin Airport to Cork are all due to operate as per schedule however there will be some changes along the route.

The 07:00, 08:00, 09:00, 10:00 , 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 and 17:00 services from Dublin City Centre to Cork will, depart from Wood Quay on the south bank of the River Liffey due to Westmoreland Street being closed.

The 18:00, 19:00, 20:00, 22:00, 23:00, 00:00 services are scheduled to depart from Westmoreland street as normal.



Belfast - Dublin Airport - Dublin City Centre route:

Our departures from Belfast via Dublin Airport to Dublin City Centre are all scheduled to operate as per schedule however there will be some changes along the route.

Due to the Dublin St Patrick's Day parade O'Connell Street stops will not be in use from 05:00 until 17:00 on Thursday 17th March 2016.

The following temporary stops and routing will apply.

Customers Travelling to Belfast from Dublin City Centre:

Gardiner St Upper - Discount Electrical (pick up and set down stop)



Details regarding our services will be updated as we receive further information, so please do check back regularly before your departure.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the diversions due to St. Patrick's Day events.

If you would like any further information, please contact our Customer Service Team on +353 (0) 1 844 7118 between 09:00 and 17:30, 7 days a week, or by email at info@aircoach.ie

We look forward to welcoming you on board and wish all our customers a very Happy St. Patrick's Day.

Aircoach Team

Victor

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Swords Express&#8207 wrote: »

We’ll operate a Saturday schedule on Patrick’s Day, minus the late night departures (500N). We will be running a full service for the Easter Rising events and will publish full details of this as soon as we’re over Patrick’s Day.

Victor

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Wexford Bus&#8207 wrote: »

We will be operating a Sunday/Bank Holiday timetable on St Patricks Day and also on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.

Victor

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Dublin Coach email wrote:

Buses will be running as normal on those days with some St. Patricks Day diversions. We are awaiting information from the authorities about the diversions and the information will be relayed online as soon as we are informed.

Victor

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Airport Hopper email wrote:

I am aware of St. Patrick’s Day parades taking place in Maynooth, Leixlip, Lucan and Clondalkin on March 17 2016. If you could let me know which route and the time you intend to travel at, I will be able to provide you with information of possible diversions set to be in place.

There will be some road closures in place, but these closures will not affect all of our operating times. This is why I am enquiring about your intended time of travel.

Speedwell

Bus Eireann operating on Sunday schedule with the following exceptions: http://www.buseireann.ie/news.php?id=1963&month=Feb