[Colm Moore]

www.buseireann.ie

23rd Dec 2010
Update 11.00

Most Bus Éireann services around the country are operating as per normal this morning with some delays and diversions in affected areas.

Inter-city services from Dublin are operating this morning with some delays. The 1000 departure from Dublin to Derry is cancelled.

Some town-to-town services in the north east are currently disrupted. City services in Galway are currently under review due to icy road conditions.

Bus Éireann will make every effort to maintain as many services as possible over the coming days subject to road and weather conditions. Bus Éireann will continue to closely monitor weather and road conditions throughout the day. Customers are asked to visit www.transport.ie or www.buseireann.ie or contact their local travel centre for latest information on service changes.

Road passenger services currently affected by weather and road conditions include some services in the east and north east:


Expressway

Route 1: Dublin/Belfast - Operating
Route 2: Dublin/Rosslare - Operating; with delays
Route 2 Dublin Airport/Dublin/Rosslare Harbour - 08.00 service via Baltinglass cancelled, all others as normal
Route 4: Dublin/Waterford - Operating with delays
Route 5: Dublin/Waterford via New Ross; Operating
Route 5 Dublin/ Gorey/Waterford - normal, Rosslare/Tullow/Dublin - 08.00 cancelled
Route 7: Dublin/Clonmel - Operating
Route 7 Cork/Dublin - Operating as normal with delays
Route 8 Cork/Dublin - Operating as normal with delays
Route 12: Dublin/Limerick - Operating with delays
Route 20 Galway/Athlone/Dublin - normal service with delays
Route 21 Westport/Athlone/Dublin - cancelled
Route 22; Dublin /Ballina - Operating
Route 23: Dublin/Sligo - Operating with delays
Route 30: Dublin/Donegal - Operating with delays
Route 32: Dublin/Letterkenny - Operating with delays
Route 33: Dublin/Derry - Operating with delays 1000 Ex Dublin cancelled
Route 40A Cork/Tralee - Operating as normal with delays
Route 40 Cork/Waterford - Operating as normal with delays
Route 50: Cork/Cliffs of Moher - normal service
Route 51 Cork/Galway - Operating as normal with delays
Route 52 Galway/Ballina - normal service
Route 55 Galway/ Rosslare Harbour - normal
Route 64 Galwa/Sligo - normal service
Route 65 Galway/Belfast - normal service


East/Dublin, Meath, Kildare, Louth

Town Service
Balbriggan Town Service - Cancelled
Drogheda Northside & Southside Town Services - Cancelled.
Dundalk Town Services - Not serving Marian Park or Coxes.

Stage Carriage/Commuter
Route 100 Newry/Drogheda - Operating with delays.
Route 100X Dundalk/ Dublin - Operating with delays.
Route 101 Drogheda/Dublin - Operating with delays.
Route 101X Drogheda/Dublin Operating with delays.
Route 103: Dublin/Ashbourne - Operating with delays
Route 105: Dublin/Ratoath - Operating with dealys
Route 107: Dublin/Kingscourt - Operating
Route 108: Dublin/Bailieboro - Operating
Route 109: Dublin/Cavan - Operating with delays
Route 109A: Navan/DCU - Operating not serving Ashbourne
Route 111: Dublin/Athboy - Operating with delays; (no connection to Cavan)
Route 111 Cavan/Athboy - Cavan/Granard only.
Route 115: Dublin/Mullingar - Operating with delays;
Route 118 Dublin/Mullingar via Summerhill Operating
Route 120: Dublin/Edenderry - Operating with delays
Route 121: Edenderry/Tullamore - Operating with delays;
Route 123: Dublin/Clane - Operating with delays
Route 126: Dublin/Kildare - Operating; not serving Turf bog lane Suncroft
Route 130: Dublin/Kilcullen -Operating with delays
Route 132: Dublin/Tullow Operating
Route 133: Dublin/Wicklow - Operating with delays; 0800 and 1300 Ex Arklow –Wicklow; 1030 Wicklow –Arklow all cancelled. Services not serving Leg of Mutton will operate via Main Street.
Route 161 Dundalk/Carlingford/Newry - Operating, not serving Whitestown.
Route 162 Monaghan/Dundalk - Operating, subject to delays.
Route 163 Drogheda/Donore - Cancelled.
Route 166 Dundalk Carrickmacross - Not serving Inniskeen. Cavan service cancelled.
Route 167 Dundalk/Ardee - Operating.
Route 168 Dundalk/Annagassan - Cancelled.
Route 175 Monaghan/Cavan - Cancelled.
Route 177 Monaghan/Dublin - Operating, subject to delays.
Route 182 Drogheda/Ardee - Operating not serving Tullyallen.
Route 187 Oldcastle/Kells - Not serving Moynalty.
Route 188 Drogheda/Trim - Operating, subject to delays.
Route 189 Drogheda/Clogher - Cancelled.


Athlone

Town Services
Athlone Town Service - normal service
Athlone Town Service/Monksland - normal service

Stage Carriage/Commuter
Route 70 Galway/Mullingar - normal service with delays
Route 72 Limerick/Athlone -normal service with delays
Route 73 Athlone/Waterford - normal service with delays
Route 316 Athlone/Mullingar - normal service with delays
Route 461 Athlone/Roscommon - normal service with delays
Route 466 Athlone/Longford - normal service with delays


Cork

City Services
Route 1 Mayfield/Bishopstown (Northern Orbital) - Operating via City Centre
Route 2 Knocknaheeney/Mahon - Not serving Churchfield on North side.
Route 3 Ballyphehane/Farranree - Operating to Blackpool Shopping Centre, Northside
Route 4 St Patrick Street/Friar's Walk - Operating as normal
Route 5 Cork Institute of Technology Kent Station - Operating as normal
Route 5A Merchants Quay/Mallow Road - Operating as normal
Route 6 Grange/South Mall - Operating to Clifton Grange.
Route 7 Donnybrook/Ballyvolane - Operating to Ballyvolane Shopping Centre Northside.
Route 7A Well Road Merchants Quay - Operating as normal
Route 8 Mayfield/Curraheen - Operating to Bishopstown only Southside
Route 8A Lotamore/St Patrick Street - Operating as normal
Route 9 Pouladuff/St Patrick Street - Operating as normal
Route 10 Mahon Point/Glasheen - Operating as normal
Route 11 Sunday's Well/St Patrick Street - Operating as normal
Route 12 Merchant's Quay/Glenthorn - Operating as normal
Route 14 St Patrick Street/Cork University Hospital - Operating as normal
Route 16 South Mall/Mount Oval - Operating as normal.
Route 19 Mahon/Douglas/Bishopstown (Southern Orbital) - Operating as normal

Stage Carriage/Commuter
Route 221 Cork/Knockraha to Brook Lodge only
Route 222 Cork Crosshaven - Not serving Fountainstown or Camden
Route 223 Cork/Haulbowline - Not serving Carrigmahon or Maulbawn
Route 224 Cork/Tower/Cloghroe - Not serving Killeen’s
Route 226 City/Airport - Operating as normal
Route 230 Cork/Ballingeary - No Service.
Route 232 Cork/Ballincollig - Operating as normal
Route 233 Cork/Macroom - Not serving Cloughduv, Coachford or Dripsey
Route 235 Cork/Stuake/Rylane - Operating as normal with delays
Route 236 Cork/Bantry/Glengarriff - Operating as normal with delays. No service from Glengarriffe. Not serving Drinagh Thursday Only.
Route 237 Cork/Skibbereen/Goleen - Operating as normal with delays. No service from Goleen, Schull, or Ballydehob.
Route 238 Cork/Butlerstown - Operating as normal with delays.
Route 239 Cork/Bandon - Operating as normal.
Route 240 Cork/Cloyne - Operating as normal with delays
Route 241 Cork/Whitegate - Operating as normal with delays
Route 243 Cork/Newmarket - Operating as normal with delays.
Route 245 Cork/Mitchelstown - Operating as normal, not serving Sarsfields Court. Not serving Kildorrey or Glanworth (Thursday Only)
Route 246 Cork/Sarsfield's Court - Operating to Glanmire only.
Route 248 Cork/Carrignavar/Glenville - No Service
Route 249 Cork/Kinsale - Operating as normal.
Route 251 Baltimore/Drimoleague - Service not operating..
Route 257 Macroom/Killarney - No service operating
Route 260 Cork/Youghal - Operating as normal. Not serving Mogeely or Ladysbridge.
Route 261 Cork/Ballinacurra - Operating as normal.


Galway

City Services
Route 1 Eyre Square/Blackrock - normal service
Route 2 Eyre Square/Renmore - normal service
Route 2 Eyre Square/Renmore - normal service
Route 2 Eyre Square/Knocknacarra - normal service
Route 3 Eyre Square/Ballybrit - normal service
Route 4 Eyre Square/Newcastle - normal service
Route 5 Eyre Square/Ballybane - normal service
Route 5 Eyre Square/Ballybane - normal service
Route 7 Eyre Square/Bóthar an Chóiste - normal service
Route 8 Eyre Square/Mervue - normal service
Route 9 Eyre Square/Parkmore Industrial Estate - normal service

Stage Carriage
Route 416 Galway/Carna - operating with delays
Route 417 Galway/Tuam - normal service
Route 418 Galway/Athenry - normal service
Route 419 Galway/Clifden - normal service
Route 423 Galway/Doolin - normal service
Route 424 Galway/LrMullen - normal service
Route 425 Galway/Longford - normal service
Route 429 Galway/Castlerea - normal service
Route 431 Mountbellew/Galway - normal service
Route 432 Cong/Galway - normal service
Route 434 Gort/Galway - normal service
Route 436 Galway/Mountbellew - normal service
Route 456 Galway/Ballina - normal service


North West

Services are operating with some delays


South West

Services are operating with some delays with the following exceptions.

Route 279 - Waterville/Caherciveen/Killorglin/Killarney - this service will operate but will not serve Waterville this morning
Route 333 Doonbeg/Ennis - 7.45 service ex Doonbeg will not serve Kilfinora and Corofin


Waterford

City Services
Route 601/normal
Route 602/normal
Route 605/normal
Route 609/normal
Route 610/normal

Stage Carriage
Route 73 Waterford/Longford/normal
Route132 Rosslare/Dublin 08.15 cancelled
Route 360 Waterford/Tramore/normal
Route 362 Waterford/Dungarvan/normal
Route 367 Waterford/Cahir/normal
Route 370 Waterford/ Wexford/not serving Bridgetown or Wellingtonbridge
Route 374 New Ross/Kilkenny– 10.30 service under review
Route 384 Dublin/Arklow/Gorey/06.50 cancelled

Thursday, 23rd December, 2010