[PR] Belfast Dublin Enterprise - Industrial Action

[Mark]

Travel Alerts

Belfast-Dublin Enterprise - industrial action Translink affects services, 28th March by Press Office

Iarnród Éireann has advised customers that there will be severe disruption on the Connolly-Belfast Enterprise service on Tuesday 28th March, due to a 24-hour strike by staff at Translink, Northern Ireland’s rail and bus operator.

Only the following services will operate:

07.35hrs Connolly-Belfast will operate to Dundalk only

13.20hrs Connolly-Belfast will operate to Dundalk only

10.30hrs Belfast-Connolly will operate from Dundalk only at 11.38hrs

16.10hrs Belfast-Connolly will operate from Dundalk only at 17.17hrs

20.10hrs Belfast-Connolly will operate from Dundalk only at 21.18hrs

First Plus services will be suspended and catering will only be available on the above services.

Whilst all Dundalk/Drogheda to Dublin commuter services will operate, customers should note that the 06.50hrs Belfast-Connolly service, which serves Dundalk at 07.57hrs and Drogheda at 08.20hrs, is cancelled.

Iarnród Éireann apologises to customers for the inconvenience caused.

Source: http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/...iew&news_id=11

[Mark Gleeson]

Note all Translink services, trains and buses are on strike so there is no bus transfer northwards

Disruption to Cross Border Services - 28/03/2006

Bus Éireann wishes to inform customers that public bus and rail transport in Northern Ireland will face disruption tomorrow, Tuesday 28 March, because of anticipated one-day industrial action by Trade Unions in Britain and Northern Ireland.

Bus Éireann services to/from locations in Northern Ireland operated in conjunction with Translink will be affected.

ALL SERVICES CANCELLED ON THE FOLLOWING ROUTES:

Dublin/Belfast
Dublin/Derry
Dublin/Downpatrick
Dublin/Portrush
Enniskillen/Belfast
Belfast/Athlone
Derry/Longford
Other Bus Éireann services operating via locations in Northern Ireland will operate. ALL BUS ÉIREANN SERVICES ON THE FOLLOWING ROUTES WILL OPERATE AS NORMAL

Dublin/Donegal
Dublin/Letterkenny
Galway/Sligo/Derry
Sligo/Enniskillen
Dublin/Dundalk/Newry local services
Strabane/Ballybofey local services
Strabane/Letterkenny local services
THERE WILL BE NO ONWARD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ATHLONE, DERRY, ENNISKILLEN, NEWRY AND LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN IRELAND.

Bus Éireann regrets any inconvenience to customers.

http://www.buseireann.ie/site/news_c...ew&news_id=429