Hurricane
 

Expect major disruption nationwide

Speed limits on exposed routes will lead to delays, expect up to 30 minutes

Ballybrophy-Nenagh-Limerick + Waterford - Limerick Junc all services cancelled

Major risks
1. Flooding at Merrion Gates, Dun Laoghaire Dalkey
2. Level crossings nationwide may have issue in high winds
3. Risk of trees failing
4. Risk of flooding on Glounthane - Cobh
5. Risk of flooding Hazelhatch
6. Risk of flooding impacting Docklands services and Maynooth line

Presumably this is down to ensuring the safety of staff of manually operated level crossings in windswept locations (which of course is a sensible precaution).

IMO its rather ensuring routes with high demand are kept operating where possible. A line like Limerick-BB could sustain a lot more damage (given its condition) and require a much more detained inspection afterwords taking up resources which could be put to use elsewhere
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Been a long time sine it happened, will be something if it happens again!

If it happens once it will happen again

Bus Eireann has called a nationwide shutdown between 5am Monday and at least 2pm Monday.

No update from Dublin Bus

While the early morning commute in Dublin is likely to work ok, after lunchtime the wind is likely to cause serious issues

Dublin Bus reporting between 9am and 6pm services will be reduced/withdrawn

Luas reporting full service tomorrow

(Company's Facebook page)

All Local Link services nationwide apparently cancelled tomorrow Monday.

Phased shutdown of rail services in underway

Only east coast services remain, all other routes shutting down

Cork Commuter shutdown at 10am
Portlaoise commuter will shutdown after the 1120 departures

All services through Dublin Connolly are still running, however would expect to see Sligo shutdown in the next few hours

Luas now finished until 5.30 tomorrow

Luas shut down to be completed by 1200, all displays now showing "Services Suspended"

All service finished around 14.30 and expected to resume tomorrow as normal.

Likely the first Intercity services will be restricted to 50 mph on all routes over the sections outlined above if not the full route tomorrow morning.

https://twitter.com/IrishRail/status/919931966417457152

I was surprised to see them running trains so late on Sligo. It's been pretty wild here in Longford since before midday. Really the clever thing to have done would have been to announce last night that the first two services each way would run to avoid stranding people.

Certainly based on the information available last night, there was no way I was going anywhere today.

Not particularly surprised, 13.00 arriving into Connolly at 18.30!

13.05 Connolly to Sligo only active service now due at 19.30.

Meanwhile tomorrow:

All Luas services will remain suspended tomorrow morning due to an incident at the Red Cow deport "technical room" caused by the storm.

An update will be provided at 12.00

https://www.luas.ie/travel-updates/

Luas has a single control room at Red Cow, if its out of action everything stop

Luas to resume at 05.30 tomorrow.

What's the story with the maynooth line tonight ?

Citing very poor rail conditions, Irish rail have cancelled :

- 17:28 connolly maynooth
- 18:10 connolly maynooth
- 18:25, 18:55 and 19:25 docklands M3 parkway

The 17:15 connolly longford was deferred to 17:28 and the 18:05 connolly longford will now call at all stops

In previous winters I think it might be a case of axle counters not picking up trains property so services have been reduced and spaced out.

Line will probally be cleaned tonight.

There's always a few really bad days for delays after the first big storm of the season removes about a third of the leaves in one go. It'll get a bit better but it'll be the new year before the timetable returns to normal levels of lateness.

How much of this is genuine weather disruption and how much management who don't care and other staff who have no interest in running a punctual service.

Due to restricted signalling introduced due to poor rail conditions there are delays to DART, Commuter and Intercity services*

DART and Commuter servicesDART and Commuter services are operating with delays up to 20 minutes at present.Maynooth/M3 Pakway evening services: the following service alterations are in place:**17.15 Connolly to Longford deferred to 17.28, 17.28 Connolly to Longford*cancelled.18.05 Connolly to Longford deferred to 18.10, 18.10 Connolly to Maynooth cancelled.All other services will operate with delays, which we will work to minimise.Last departure from Docklands Station will be 17.55.*No trains will depart from Docklands after this time.18.25, 18.55 & 19.25 Docklands to M3 Parkway are cancelled.* Customers should travel from Connolly, and a shuttle train will operate to/from Clonsilla to M3 Parkway.

Intercity Services

Cork to Heuston services are operating up to 60 minutes.Up to 40 minute delays can be expected to all other routes.

irish rail have now updated their notice to say that ALL Maynooth/M3 Parkway services will operate this evening although there could be some delays

Last minute change of mind - normal services to run on Maynooth line.

Some speed restrictions tomorrow.

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