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LAST UPDATE | 1 hr ago
THERE ARE ONGOING delays to some rail services this morning in the wake of Storm Chandra, with Iarnród Éireann warning of “major disruption”.
The DART line between Malahide and Howth Junction, which had been closed due to a fallen tree on the line, has reopened.
Northern Commuter services from Drogheda are operating as scheduled. The 10.16am Dundalk to Connolly train will be the next service from Dundalk.
Iarnród Éireann said knock-on delays of 25 minutes are expected on some DART services, while passengers can expect delays of between 10 and 15 minutes on Northern Commuter trains.
For the Belfast Enterprise train service, the line is closed between Newry and Belfast. A bus transfer is operating between both cities. Some 14 trains have been cancelled, with others amended. You can find a list of these services here.
Rosslare Line services remain suspended due to flooding on the line at Enniscorthy, with Iarnród Éireann advising customers in the town that it may not be possible for buses to access the station due to flooding on the roads.
“We’re still working to repair damage to signalling equipment that was caused due to the flooding, but we’re confident that we’ll be back running a full service there at some point today,” Iarnród Éireann’s Jane Cregan said.
Meanwhile, repairs are underway in Fairview in Dublin after a major water main burst at Edge’s Corner, causing significant flooding in the area.
A garda spokesperson told The Journal that Fairview Road remains completely closed at this time. Local diversions are in place.
Dublin Bus has said that 13 of its services – routes 6, 14, 15, 27, 27A, 27B, 42, 43, 53, 130, H1, H2 and H3 – are being diverted from Annesley Bridge as a result.
Uisce Éireann is carrying out “urgent repair works” to the burst water main, which are expected to continue for some time.
Areas currently experiencing water outages include Bayside, Collins Avenue, Howth Road, Raheny, Clontarf, Artane, Fairview, Kilbarrack, North Strand and Drumcondra.
All other locations in north Dublin may be experiencing reduced water pressure.
Keith Conmy, water network operations manager at Uisce Éireann, said the repair is being carried out “as quickly and as safely as possible”.
“We understand the significant impact this incident is having on households experiencing water outages, as well as the considerable disruption being caused to traffic,” he said.
It typically takes three to four hours for normal supply to return to all customers after repair works, according to Uisce Éireann.
Once water is restored, people may experience temporary discolouration as the network refills. If this happens, they should run the cold kitchen tap until the water runs clear.
Amid the continued travel disruption, Met Éireann has warned that there is more rain on the way.
A Status Yellow rain warning is in place for Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow and Waterford until midnight.
The national forecaster said further heavy rain and showers falling on saturated ground, combined with high river levels, may result in more localised flooding, river flooding and difficult travel conditions.
Met Éireann forecaster Holly O’Neill told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland this morning that it is “likely that we are going to see further localised flooding” in parts of the south, southeast and possibly parts further east.
“It’s just the way that those bands of rain are moving in, it’s likely that we’ll see Munster and parts of Leinster as well being mostly impacted,” she said.
“With the grounds being so saturated, and with the rivers being so high, any further amount of rainfall that we’re going to get is going to have a greater impact than maybe that amount of rainfall would normally have on any other day.
“It’s just because that rain has nowhere to go.”
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