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State of the city: Dublin traffic restrictions eased after Queen’s visit

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DUBLIN’S TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS are slowly being lifted following the visit of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to the city centre this afternoon.

Officers from Fitzgibbon Street station have advised motorists to avoid the junction at Dorset Street, Temple Street and Eccles Street where there are some delays as a result of earlier public order incidents there.

O’Connell Street has reopened to traffic, however, while earlier traffic diversions on the N4 have also been lifted.

Furthermore, traffic restrictions along the north and south quays of Dublin have too been lifted, as well as cross traffic restrictions between them – which had temporarily partitioned the city along the River Liffey.

Bus: [Updated, 17:36: All Dublin Bus services are now back to full operation.]

Luas: Full services are resuming between Tallaght and Connolly/The Point on the Red Line, maintaining a full service until 12:30am. Services will operate tomorrow morning between Tallaght and Blackhorse only, until 11:30am.

The Green Line is operating as normal.

All Irish Rail and DART services are operating as normal.

Further live traffic updates can be found on the Garda website.

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Comments (9 Comments)

  • Danny D 17/05/11 #
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    dublinbus website updated 12 minutes ago seems to be disagreeing on info about bus no 19.

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  • Ian Connolly 17/05/11 #
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    Partitioning the city should be made permanent! *shakes fist at southsiders*

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  • Katie Wolahan 17/05/11 #
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    “…station have *avoided* motorists to avoid…” possible typo…?

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  • SMcB 17/05/11 #
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    Waiting for someone from Eirigi to protest against the use of the word ‘partition’.

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  • Thomas Mc Carthy 18/05/11 #
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    I think the timing of this visit stinks. I’m all for moving forward from the troubles and a peaceful solution to the partition of Ireland. But firstly it’s a nuisance for people trying to get to work. Going to Maynooth for exams. I live beside guinness and it’s a joke trying to get in and out they have the woke area blocked off. Secondly the governments broke and we are cutting back public servants, home help, youth workers etc. There saying the economy will benefit. I know I won’t and I bet all the people dealing with the tourist won’t. But I’m sure there bosses will with the extra revenue.
    So tax payers get the bill and the rich make the profits. Just fucked us over again.

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