[PR] Free Bus Service For Papal Commemorative Mass

Victor

http://www.dublinbus.ie/news_centre/timetable_and_route_news.asp?action=view&news_id=434

Free Bus Service For Papal Commemorative Mass

Dublin Bus will provide a free bus service for the Papal commemorative mass to be held at the Papal Cross in the Phoenix Park on Friday 8th April.

The complimentary buses will depart from George's Quay, beside Tara Street Station Dart Station, in the city centre.

Buses will depart on demand from 2 pm to 6 pm.

Passengers will be brought to the Phoenix Monument in the Phoenix Park (4 minutes walk from the Papal Cross).

Immediately after the service, buses will depart from Chesterfield Road (near the Papal Cross) and bring passengers back to the city centre.

Dublin Bus wishes to offer this complimentary service to the people of Dublin who would like to attend the mass.

Victor

http://home.eircom.net/content/irelandcom/breaking/5346312?view=Eircomnet

Tens of thousands to attend Papal masses
From:ireland.com
Thursday, 7th April, 2005

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Organisers are preparing for an influx of tens of thousands of worshippers into the Phoenix Park in Dublin tomorrow evening for the Papal Commemorative Service.

Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin Eamonn Walsh will lead mourners in prayer. Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin is in Rome for the funeral.

The service, which will feature songs and prayers to commemorate the life of the Pope, will take place at the Papal Cross, where the Pope said Mass to over a million people in 1979.

The cross is being repainted today ahead of the service, and three giant video screens are being erected alongside the stage. The event is being televised live by RTÉ.

The Office of Public Works is putting in place emergency services to cater for those attending, and the Garda has put in place a traffic management plan which will see serious restrictions on access to the park.

Dublin Bus is operating a shuttle service from George's Quay to the Phoenix Monument; the service will link up with Heuston station and the Luas. The bus company says it will have the capacity to carry some 10,000 people to the event.

Gardaí will be on duty at all gates and intersections to advise motorists.

Bus, drivers with disabled car passes and private coaches will be allowed access the park at all times. Disabled parking will be available at the visitors centre car park, the Polo Grounds and the Ashtown Gate area.

Repli

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