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St. Patrick's Weekend Service Arrangements

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http://www.luas.ie/spf2015/

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Home | News Centre | News | Take Luas to St. Patrick’s Festival 14-17 Mar
Take Luas to St. Patrick’s Festival 14-17 Mar

Luas is delighted to be supporting St. Patrick’s Festival as an official sponsor once again this year! Events for the 2015 festival take place over 4 days from Saturday 14th – Tuesday 17th March and promise to be the best yet!

Kick start this year’s Festival celebrations on 14th March & take a walking tour of Dublin to see many of Dublin’s most notable places like Christ Church and St Patrick’s Cathedrals. This walking tour of the nation’s capital is led by leading Dublin historian Pat Liddy. You might also like to visit the Irish Beer and Whiskey Festival in the RDS or enjoy ‘The Greening’ of the city from 4pm where some of Dublin’s land mark sites will be lit up by green night lights.

For the more energetic festival goers, take part in the annual Festival 5K Road Race. Starting at noon on Sunday 15th March, there’s sure to be a lively atmosphere as street performers, face painters and musicians will be on hand to entertain, and spectators line the route to cheer you on.

‘Celebrate Now’, the theme for the 2015 Festival Parade will be animated by Ireland’s leading pageant companies, their fantastical creations and thrilling performances inspired by the past will enthral and excite. Amidst the colourful pageantry, bands from the USA, Germany, Estonia and Ireland will deliver uplifting scores and rousing beats. The Festival Parade kicks off at 12noon.

Service Information:

Luas will operate normal services on Sat 14th, Sun 15th and Mon 16th Mar.
On Tues 17th March Red Line trams will operate between Smithfield and Tallaght/Saggart Stops ONLY from 10:30 to 14:30 to facilitate the parade.
Green Line: First tram is at 07:00 and last service is at 23:30 from St. Stephen’s Green. Last tram from Brides Glen is at 23:00
Red Line: First tram is at 07:00 and last service is 23:30 from the city centre and 23:00 from Tallaght. Last tram from Saggart is 22:50

For full details on all the events and activities taking place, see St. Patrick’s Festival. Download Transport for Ireland’s handy Transport Services and Options leaflet for information on all transport options during the festival.

http://www.irishrail.ie/stpatricksday

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St. Patrick's Day Service Arrangements

Take the family on a day out by DART for just €19.65!

Two of our main stations Heuston and Connolly will be “greened” as part of the national celebrations this coming St. Patrick’s day, with the beautiful 19th century facades joining buildings and landmarks in Ireland and around the world in marking our national holiday.

If you are planning on travelling into Dublin for the parade and live in the short hop zone then you can save up to 24% on single tickets by using a leap smartcard.

Take the family on a day out by DART for just €19.65! With our fantastic family tickets a family of 1 or 2 adults and up to 4 children can get unlimited travel by DART or Suburban rail for a day.

St Patrick’s Day Service Arrangements

Iarnród Éireann expects lots of people to travel across Intercity services St. Patrick's day. Customers are advised to book online and to check train times for Tuesday 17th March when there will be some changes to the schedule, for more information go to our timetable section.

Changes to services include:

Tuesday 17th March: On DART and Commuter, a Sunday service will operate, but with extra trains before and after the parade. For crowd control reasons, Tara Street Station will be closed until 16.00hrs. Intercity services will operate to a revised schedule, and customers are advised to check times before travelling.

Irish rail - St. Patrick's Day Timetable