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AS IT HAPPENED

Commuting liveblog: M50 delays and crash on N7

Here’s what you need to know as you start your day.

GOOD MORNING AND welcome to Thursday’s liveblog.

We’ll be with you until just after 9am this morning, bringing you the latest traffic, travel and weather updates from across the country.

Morning, everyone.

Catherine Healy here on TheJournal.ie’s commuting liveblog, helping you get to where you need to go.

Spotted something we should know about? Email catherine@thejournal.ie or tweet me @Chealy_.

Not while driving, of course.

Let’s take a look at the weather forecast, shall we? Met Éireann says the morning will be cloudy with showery rain in places. Sunny spells will develop this afternoon but heavy showers are expected in some parts of the country, mainly in Munster.

This was the rather grey view from our offices in Dublin just after 7am:

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The N7 has reopened at the junction of the Long Mile Road following an incident there last night.

The M50 southbound is busy now from Lucan, as you can see from Dublin City Council’s rain-splattered traffic camera:

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You might want to avoid the Rock Road in Dublin if you’re in a rush:

Traffic is still moving well around Galway and Limerick.

Elsewhere, the N40 southbound in Cork is busy from the Dunkettle Interchange to Mahon.

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Dart user? Services in and out of the Docklands station have been slightly delayed.

There’s been a collision on the N7:

A breakdown is blocking traffic on the M50 southbound at Firhouse:

Waiting on the Westport-Heuston train?

Take note if you’re passing through:

Aimlessly scrolling through your phone? Catch up on this morning’s top stories in our 8 at 8.

There are two breakdowns now on the N7:

Another crash, this time on the N40 in Cork:

Lengthy delays can be expected on the M50 for some time:

Gardaí are dealing with a crash on Waterford‘s Rice Bridge:

Traffic is backed up just before the Royal Canal at the North Strand:

That M50 breakdown has now been cleared:

The North Strand Road is still busy up to Connolly Station:

The M50 remains slow southbound until just after Firhouse.

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There’s been a crash on the R139 just after the Bewley’s factory:

The N40 in Cork is still down to one lane:

That’s all from us for today, folks. Have a good one.

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