[29/03-01/04/2013] Easter Weekend Service Arrangements

[Colm Moore]

Please post any notices that you find.

[Colm Moore]

Easter Timetable

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Racing Home for Easter Festival, Mallow 2013
14 March 2013

Iarnród Éireann is delighted to support the traditional Easter Festival at Mallow this year from Saturday 30th March to Wednesday 3rd April 2013.

Customers travelling from Cork, Limerick, Tralee or Killarney to Mallow over the easter weekend can book now and avail of our fantastic day return fares. Adult day return fares from Limerick, Tralee or Killarney to Mallow for just €15.

A three day racing ticket can be pre-purchased from Cork Racecourse Mallow for the special price of €30 by calling +353 (0)22-50207.

This is the 4th year of the “Racing Home for Easter Festival� and promises 3 great days of racing, top class street entertainment, great value accommodation, 10km cycle, guided walks, face painting and lots more. This event will be a three day food, arts and sporting festival highlighting all the Blackwater Valley region has to offer.

An Iarnród Éireann spokesperson said “as part of the community of Mallow, we hope that this event will build success and momentum over the coming years. This is a great initiative to encourage domestic as well as inward tourism to the Mallow region.�

[Colm Moore]

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Red Line Closure of Selected Stops over Easter
20 March 2013

LUAS RED LINE - TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SELECTED STOPS OVER EASTER WEEKEND

Luas Red Line Stops from Saggart and Tallaght to Red Cow will be closed from Friday March 29th to Monday April 1st inclusive (Easter Bank Holiday weekend). Alternative bus transport will be provided from the affected Stops to Red Cow. You must have a valid Luas ticket to use the Luas Bus service. The rest of the Luas Red Line will operate as normal. This temporary closure is necessary to facilitate the instalment of a canopy at Belgard Stop.

Your Questions Answered; Click Here For More Info.

Please contact Luas Customer Care if you require further information, Freephone 1800 300 604 or email info@luas.ie

Thank you for your co-operation.

http://www.luas.ie/easter-schedule-info.html

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Easter Timetable
27 March 2013

Friday March 29th 2013 06.30-0.30*

Saturday March 30th 2013 06.30-0.30*

Sunday March 31st 2013 07.00-23.30*

Monday April 1st 2013 07.00-23.30*

PLEASE NOTE THE ABOVE TRAM TIMES ARE CITY CENTRE DEPARTURE TIMES.


*Please click here for last tram times from Brides Glen to St. Stephen’s Green*

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Please contact Luas Customer Care if you require further information, Freephone 1800 300 604 or email info@luas.ie.


Luas Customer Care wish everyone a Happy Easter!

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

IMPORTANT TRAVEL INFORMATION REGARDING ABBEY ST STOP AND EASTER SUNDAY PARADE

To facilitate the Easter Parade at the GPO on Easter Sunday Morning, the GardaÃ* have requested that we close the Abbey Street Luas stop for the period of the event between the hours of 11am and 2pm. The Red Line will operate a full service serving all other stops. Abbey Street Luas stop will reopen after the parade has ended.Additional staff will be on hand at the Abbey Street stop to assist passengers and the Gardai who will be coordinating tram movements at the O’Connell street junction.

[Colm Moore]

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Easter Arrangements
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Dublin Bus wishes to advise customers of the following Easter arrangements.


Friday 29th March 2013

A normal weekday service will operate on all routes with the exception of the routes listed below:
There will be no service on routes 25x, 27x, 32x, 33d, 33x, 41x, 46e, 51d, 51x, 66x, 67x, 69x, 77x, 116 and 118.

There will be a revised service on Route 84x, the 10:30 and 13:30 from Newcastle and the 12:00 and 15:50 departures from Trinity College will not operate.

There will be a revised service on Route 84, the 17:30 from Newcastle will not operate.

The Nitelink service will not operate.


Saturday 30th March 2013

There will be a normal Saturday service and a normal Saturday Nitelink service.


Sunday 31st March

There will be a normal Sunday service and there will be no Nitelink service.

Please see below for diversions due to Easter Parade.


Monday 1st April 2013

There will be a normal Sunday service and no Nitelink service.


Easter Parade Diversions

Northbound services from first bus until 15:00hrs.

Normal route to O’Connell Bridge, then right onto Eden Quay, left into Beresford Place, Gardiner St., left onto Parnell St., Parnell Sq. West and back on to normal route.

Southbound services from first bus until 15:00hrs.
Normal route to Parnell Square East, left to Parnell St., right onto Marlborough St., right onto Eden Quay, left onto O’Connell St. Bridge and back on to normal route.

Route 123 Northbound from first bus until 15:00hrs.
Normal route to O’Connell Bridge, then right onto Eden Quay, left into Beresford Place, Gardiner St., left onto Sean McDermott St., right onto Cumberland St. right onto Parnell St. and back onto normal route.

Route 123 Southbound from first bus until 15:00hrs.
Normal route to Sean McDermott St., left onto Marlborough St., right to Eden Quay, left onto O’Connell St. Bridge and back on to normal route.


Sightseeing Tours from first bus until 15:00hrs.

From the City Centre
Sean McDermott St., Marlborough St., right to Eden Quay, left onto O’Connell St. Bridge and back on to normal route.

Towards the City Centre
From Bachelor’s Walk (stop 21) Eden Quay, left onto Marlborough St., right onto Abbey St., Gardiner St., left onto Sean McDermott St. and terminate at Larkin College.

Routes 29a, 31/a/b, 32, 33, 41/b/c and 130 from 10:00hrs to 14:00hrs.
Due to the parking of Army vehicles on Abbey Street, all Abbey St. routes divert via Marlborough St. to Eden Quay as follows:

Route 130 to bus stop number 297 (code EK) Eden Quay.
Route 29a to bus stop number 298 (code EJ) Eden Quay.
Routes 31/a/b & 32 to bus stop number 299 (code EH) Eden Quay.
Routes 41/b/c & 33 to bus stop number 300 (code EG) Eden Quay.

[Colm Moore]

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4428&p=116&n=237

Upcoming Service Alterations including Easter Weekend
19 March 2013

Easter Weekend, Friday 29th March - Monday 1st April

Customers travelling over the Easter Weekend are advised to check times before travelling, through the journey planner above or go to our timetable section.


Sunday 31st March

Due to essential engineering works there will be no train service between Dalkey and Bray on Sunday 31st March. During these works, Killiney and Shankill DART stations will be closed.

Service Arrangements;

A regular DART service with minor alterations will operate fromMalahide/Howth to Dalkey and between Bray/Greystones
Rosslare services will operate to/from Bray with a direct bus service between Connolly/Bray and Dún Laoghaire/Bray

[Colm Moore]

Updates added above - note partial closures to DART and Luas.

[Inniskeen]

Limerick to Ennis closed all day Friday 29th March due to engineering works. All services bus substituted.

[Colm Moore]

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FREE Shuttle Bus from M3 Parkway to Fairyhouse for the Easter Racing Festival
28 March 2013

Iarnród Éireann are delighted to advise customers that a FREE shuttle bus service will operate between M3 Parkway and Fairyhouse for the Easter racing festival from 31st March to 2nd April.

The shuttle bus will connect in with the arrival and departing train services in the morning and evening, customers are advised to check train times before travelling, through the journey planner above or go to our timetable section.

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4555&p=116&n=237

Racing Home for Easter Festival, Mallow 2013
14 March 2013

Iarnród Éireann is delighted to support the traditional Easter Festival at Mallow this year from Saturday 30th March to Wednesday 3rd April 2013.

Customers travelling from Cork, Limerick, Tralee or Killarney to Mallow over the easter weekend can book now and avail of our fantastic day return fares. Adult day return fares from Limerick, Tralee or Killarney to Mallow for just €15.

A three day racing ticket can be pre-purchased from Cork Racecourse Mallow for the special price of €30 by calling +353 (0)22-50207.

This is the 4th year of the “Racing Home for Easter Festival� and promises 3 great days of racing, top class street entertainment, great value accommodation, 10km cycle, guided walks, face painting and lots more. This event will be a three day food, arts and sporting festival highlighting all the Blackwater Valley region has to offer.

An Iarnród Éireann spokesperson said “as part of the community of Mallow, we hope that this event will build success and momentum over the coming years. This is a great initiative to encourage domestic as well as inward tourism to the Mallow region.�

[Colm Moore]

http://citylink.ie/index.php/clocks-going-forward

Clocks Going Forward

This Saturday Night/Sunday Morning clocks will go forward by one hour for Summer Time.

Citylink will operate using the new Summer Time from 00:00 hrs Sunday Morning.

Therefore our 01:00 departure from Galway Coach Coach Station Sunday Morning will depart at 00:00 hrs (Old Time), the 01:15 departure will depart at 00:15 hrs (Old Time) and the 02:15 departure will depart at 01:15 (Old Time).

Should you require any further details or assistance please call us on 091 564164.

[Colm Moore]

http://www.buseireann.ie/news_timeta...1273&month=Mar

Easter 2013 - Alterations to Bus Éireann services

Bus Éireann wishes to advise customers of alterations to services


Holy Thursday, 28 March 2013

Normal Thursday services will operate with the following alterations:

The following additional services will operate:
Ennis/Kilkee 2125 (Table 336)


Good Friday, 29 March 2013

Normal Friday services will operate with the following alterations:

The following services will be cancelled:
Nightrider 101N, 109N, 126N
2125 Ennis/Kilkee (Table 336)


Holy Saturday, 30 March 2013

Normal Saturday services will operate.


Easter Sunday, 31 March 2013

Normal Sunday services will operate with the following alterations:

The following services will be cancelled:
2100 Dublin/Donegal/Glenties (Table 30)
2105 Sligo/Galway (Table 64)
1530 Dundalk/Galway (Table 70)
1800 Galway/Dundalk (Table 70)
1635 Tuam/Athlone (Table 433)
1815 Athlone/Tuam (Table 433)


EASTER MONDAY, 1 APRIL 2013

Normal Sunday services will operate with the following alterations:

The following services will be cancelled:
1315 1705 Sligo/Enniskillen/Belfast (Table 66)
1245 1605 Belfast/Enniskillen/Sligo (Table 66)
1530 Dundalk/Galway (Table 70)
1800 Galway/Dundalk (Table 70)
1250 Galway/Clifden (Table 419)
1615 Clifden/Galway (Table 419)
1130 1525 Galway/Carraroe (Table 424)
1315 Carraroe/Galway (Table 424)
1805 Lettermullen/Galway (Table 424)

The following additional services will operate:
Dublin/Newry/Downpatrick weekday timetable (Table 1)
Dublin/Armagh/Portrush weekday timetable (Table 36)
Westport/Claremorris 0840 (Table 52)
connects with 0835 ex Ballina at Claremorris
Sligo/Enniskillen/Belfast 1145 1545 (Table 66)
Belfast/Enniskillen/Sligo 1005 1505 (Table 66)
Ballina/Sligo 1000 (Table 66/458)
Sligo/Ballina 1200 (Table 458)
Dingle/Tralee 1015 1220 1600 1730 (Table 275)
Tralee/Dingle 1100 1400 1615 1800 (Table 275)
Depart Waterville 1100, Cahersiveen 1130,
arrive Killarney 1255, arrive Tralee 1335; (Table 279)
Depart Tralee 1500, Killarney 1545,
arrive Caherciveen 1715, arrive Waterville 1740. (Table 279)
Clifden/Galway 1330 (Table 419)
Galway/Clifden 1815 (Table 419)
Lettermullen/Galway 0800 (Table 424)
Galway/Lettermullen 1620 (Table 424)
Carraroe/Galway 0900 1115 1315 1615 (Table 424)
Galway/Carraroe 1130 1430 1620 1805 (Table 424)
Dooagh/Westport 0830 (Table 440)
Westport/Dooagh 1810 (Table 440)
Westport/Ireland West Airport Knock 1215 (Table 440)
Ireland West Airport Knock/Westport 1445 (Table 440)
Galway/Ballinrobe/Westport/Ballina 0805 (Table 456)
Ballina/Westport/Ballinrobe/Galway 1630 (Table 456)


Tuesday, 2 April 2013

Normal Tuesday services will operate with the following alterations:

The following services will be cancelled:
0905 Belfast/Enniskillen/Sligo (Table 66)

The following additional services will operate:
0730 0915 1145 1545 Sligo/Enniskillen/Belfast (Table 66)
0835 1005 1505 Belfast/Enniskillen/Sligo (Table 66)
0925 will operate Enniskillen/Sligo – no connection from Belfast.

Thursday, 21st March, 2013

http://www.buseireann.ie/news_timeta...1279&month=Mar

Sunday, 31 March - Daylight Saving Time timetable alterations

Bus Eireann wishes to advise customers of alterations to services due to Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, 31 March 2013


Route X1: Dublin/Belfast - 03.00 service departing Belfast will depart at 04:00

Route X1: Dublin/Belfast - 03.00 service departing Dublin will depart at 04.00

Route 2: Dublin/Wexford - All departures from 02.00 will depart on new Summer time (+1hr)

Route 23: Dublin/Sligo - 01.00 service departing Sligo will depart as winter time

Route 30: Dublin/Donegal - 01.00 service departing Donegal will depart as winter time

Route 32: Dublin/Letterkenny - 01:45 service departing Letterkenny will depart as winter time

Nightrider 101N, 109N & 126N services will all operate as winter time.

Wednesday, 27th March, 2013