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Driving from Galway to Dundalk

  • 03-12-2010 11:53AM
    #1
    king_of_inismac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭


    Hey guys,

    Driving from Galway to Dundalk this weekend. Normally take the N52 through Mullingar/Kells etc.

    Does anyone know what these roads are like at the moment? I'm not sure if I'd better sticking to the motorway (Galway->Dublin->Dundalk).

    Thanks,
    M


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  • #2
    bigneacy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,222 ✭✭✭bigneacy


    Probably be safer, and work out quicker... More likely to be able to get a bit of speed on the motorways than on those windy twisty roads. Its snowing here now, so the roads will be treacherous


  • #3
    trackcar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 82 ✭✭trackcar


    my brother went from Ardee to Delvin yesterday, said the road was not clear but he got there & back OK


  • #4
    Berty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,197 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    Used to take the N52 all the way from Limerick to Dundalk and back once a week for 5 years.

    In this weather?

    NEVER!!


  • #5
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,021 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    The M50 might be no great shakes either.. Should be ok though if the snow stays away.

    God I have bad memories of the N52....


  • #6
    GTE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,887 ✭✭✭GTE


    king_of_inismac wrote: »
    Hey guys,

    Driving from Galway to Dundalk this weekend. Normally take the N52 through Mullingar/Kells etc.

    Does anyone know what these roads are like at the moment? I'm not sure if I'd better sticking to the motorway (Galway->Dublin->Dundalk).

    Thanks,
    M

    Having driven the N51 today I would personally wanna go the Motorway all the way. I felt bad on the way from the M1 to Navan. Very slow also. You will probably be stuck behind someone going slower, not a problem with that but for such a long journey the motorway would be my preference.

    Oh. Maybe as a guide to help the sat nav said I would get to Navan at 21 to the hour and I ended up getting there and 2 to the hour and that is just over the 22km distance from the M1 to Navan.

    Also, the M4 tonight (about 6 or 7) was fine. The M1 was fine to Belfast.


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