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A Dart train at Clontarf Road railway station, Dublin. Alamy Stock Photo
Train disruptions
Dart and Northern Line rail services resume, but commuters face significant delays
There are currently no Dart services operating between Malahide or Howth and Clontarf Road.
LAST UPDATE | 24 Jun
NORTH DUBLIN RAIL services have resumed after commuters faced major disruption to Dart, Northern Commuter and Belfast services today.
Services were impacted, firstly, by overhead line damage, and then due to reports of a trespasser on the line.
At 1pm the line reopened between Clontarf Road and Howth Junction, but all services through Howth Junction were later suspended due to reports of a trespasser.
Irish Rail said services have now all resumed through Howth Junction, but some are experiencing delays of around 40 minutes.
Earlier today there were no Dart services operating between Malahide or Howth and Clontarf Road. Dart services were instead operating between Clontarf Road and Bray or Greystones.
Some services through Howth Junction this afternoon are experiencing delays of approximately 40 minutes due to the earlier incident at Howth Junction.
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) June 24, 2026
Services remain suspended between Bray/Greystones due to a signalling issue - MH https://t.co/71D2XRdFDY
Northern Commuter services from Dundalk and Drogheda terminated at Howth Junction, with no trains running between Howth Junction and Dublin Connolly.
Passengers travelling on Enterprise services between Dublin and Belfast were also being affected.
Irish Rail spokesperson Barry Kenny said that as many as 20,000 commuters could have been impacted by the delays.
“That’s obviously a hugely significant volume of people that are potentially deferring to other modes of transport,” Kenny told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland.
Irish Rail said the damage first occurred before 8.30pm on Tuesday.
While services were disrupted during the evening, repair work was deferred because of a Teddy Swims concert at Malahide Castle, where around 20,000 people were attending, to allow people to travel home.
“I think we’d potentially have had public safety issues if we weren’t able to clear and help move thousands of people from Malahide after the concert last night,” Kenny said.
Crews began repair works after 1am and the cause of the damage is being investigated.
With additional reporting from Sophie Finn
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