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Dublin buses stop running because of ice

REPORTS are emerging that buses have stopped running in Dublin city. Twitter users and callers to Liveline on RTE Radio One began ringing and tweeting information in the past half-hour that buses had pulled in to the side of extremely icy roads and passenger had to get off. Calls made by TheJournal.ie to Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann spokespeople have not yet been returned and the Dublin Bus website is currently returning a blank white page with the message “This service is unavailable”.

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