AN URGENT warning has been issued for thousands of commuters – as many routes are experiencing some disruption due to the impact of Storm Eowyn.
As many public transport services are slowly resuming operations across the country, Irish Rail services have resumed, but some routes remain closed or delayed.
Storm Eowyn has caused catastrophic damage across the country, bringing down trees and powerlines.
Thousands of households across the country are still without power and water supplies.
After the red warnings were lifted, many people were itching to get their weekend back on track after being derailed by the disruptive weather event.
Several Irish Rail routes have reopened after the weather event, but significant disruption remains due to power outages or damage to the tracks.
The affected rail services are:
- Westport/Ballina to Heuston
- Connolly to Belfast
- Sligo to Connolly
Due to the disruption, bus transfers are in place but they are currently limited.
No bus transfers are operating from Enfield/Kilcock.
A spokesperson for Irish Rail revealed that the disruption is mainly due to “a major power outage from Storm Eowyn”.
They stated that it is affecting the operation and monitoring of automatic level crossings on both routes, as well as fallen trees remaining on the Sligo/Westport lines.
Despite most Irish Rail services operating again, customers are reminded that the Dublin’s Connolly to Drogheda/Howth line is closed for planned rail works.
This means that the Northside DART, Northern Commuter and Dublin/Belfast services are currently not operating for the weekend and will resume on Monday.
Customers are urged not to undertake any travel without checking that services are operational; this can be done on the Irish Rail website or their social media pages for updates.
Affected customers with bookings will be automatically refunded.
DUBLIN AIRPORT CHAOS
Elsewhere, holidaymakers heading to Dublin Airport have faced some “mayhem” due to a road closure after the Terminal 2 facade was damage during Storm Eowyn yesterday.
Ireland’s top airport was severely hit by the storm, with flights in and out of the capital severely impacted.
But despite Storm Eowyn passing passengers were still being hit by travel chaos as traffic to parts of Dublin Airport was at a “standstill”.
Dublin Airport announced that due to Storm Eowyn damage, the underpass road leading to Terminal 1 Departures and the T1 short-term car park was closed.
The closure affected the main route to Terminal 1, but diversions were in place to ensure passengers can still access both T1 and the car park.
Airport officials confirmed that the road has reopened this morning, so the disruption for passengers should be short-lived.
