Service Updates

Please note the following service disruption in the western and northwestern region on Friday, 1st May 2026.

* Updated 15:40 *

**May Bank Holiday Weekend Notice**
Due to the Great Limerick Run events in U.L. - registration and kids run on Saturday 2 May, and the main run on Sunday 3rd May, traffic disruptions and diversions will be in place. Please check our updated timetables for more information and a full list of road closures are available on www.limerick.ie/council/newsroom


Route 51
13:05 Galway to Cork - delayed by 1 hour.


Route 55
18:25 Limerick to Waterford - cancelled.


Route 64
14:00 Sligo to Galway - delayed by 30 minutes.
13:15 Derry to Galway - delayed by 35 minutes.


Route 350
12:45 Galway to Ennis - delayed by 35 minutes.


Route 401
Until May 8th (approx.), Route 401 services will not be serving Ballybane Road to facilitate road resurfacing works. The stops at Monivea Park, Ballybane Shopping Centre, and Rahylin Glebe will not be served from Monday to Friday, 09:30 to 16:00.


Route 405
Until May 8th (approx.), Route 405 services will not be serving Ballybane Road to facilitate road resurfacing works. Route 405 will terminate and commence from St. James's Road. The stops at Rahylin Glebe, Ballybane Shopping Centre and Ballybrit B.P. will not be served from Monday to Friday, 09:30 to 16:00.


Route 440
15:00 Athlone to Westport - delayed by 25 minutes.


Route 450
Services on Route 450 will depart and terminate in Dooagh at the Achill Head Hotel. Stop 530301 (Dooagh Pub) will not be served.




Bus Éireann wish to apologise to passengers for any inconvenience. 

To see real-time information, location and arrival of your bus, please visit TFI Live at https://www.transportforireland.ie/plan-a-journey/live-departures/.

Please note the following disruption to our services in the Southeast/Eastern region on Friday 1st May 2026:

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Updated at 18:35
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We wish to advise customers travelling on our services that routes NX and 103, 103X, 111X will be diverted due to Trade Unions May Day March from 18:30 to 20:00.
>> Disruption to routes NX, 103,103X, 111X on Friday 01st May 2026

Route NX
From Wilton Terrace to Navan
Impacted stop: Beresford Place will not be served (Stop 135031)
Alternative stop: Stop 7732 (Tara Street)

Route 103 
From  Ratoath to Dublin
Impacted stop: Beresford Place will not be served (Stop 135031)
Alternative stop: Abbey Street (Stop 111771, Irish Life)

From Dublin to Ratoath
Impacted: Beresford Place will not be served Stop 135031)
Alternative: Stop 1171 (Gardiner Street Lower)

Route 103X
18:00  From Baggot Street Lower to Duleek
Impacted: Stop Beresford Place will not be served (Stop 135031)
Alternative: Stop 7732 (Tara Street)

Route 111X
18:00 From Wilton Terrace to Clonmellon
Impacted: Stop 1171  (Gardiner Street Lower)
Alternative: Stop 7732 (Tara Street)


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* Route 22
18:00 Dublin to Dublin - Operating with a 30 minute delay

* Route 55
14:40 Waterford to Limerick - Cancelled
17:40 Waterford to Limerick - Operating with a 50 minute delay
18:25 Limerick to Waterford - Cancelled

* Route 101
14:00 Drogheda to Dublin - Cancelled
15:20 Drogheda to Dublin - Cancelled
15:45 Dublin to Drogheda - Cancelled
16:00 Drogheda to Dublin - Cancelled
17:10 Drogheda to Dublin - Cancelled
17:35 Dublin to Drogheda - Cancelled
18:15 Dublin to Drogheda - Cancelled
19:15 Dublin to Drogheda - Cancelled

* Route 103
13:50 Dublin to Ratoath - Cancelled
15:00 Ratoath to Dublin - Cancelled
16:10 Dublin to Ratoath - Cancelled
17:30 Ratoath to Dublin - Cancelled

* Route 105X
17:45 Dublin to Fairyhouse Cross - Cancelled

* Route 109
15:30 Dublin to Kells - Cancelled
16:35 Dublin to Kells - Cancelled

* Route 109A
15:37 Kells to Dublin Airport - Operating with a 20 minute delay

* Route 115
16:30 Dublin to Enfield - Cancelled
17:30 Dublin to Enfield - Cancelled
20:00 Enfield to Dublin - Cancelled

* Route 132
16:00 Dublin to Bunclody - Cancelled

* Route 111X
17:30 Dublin to Trim - Cancelled
17:15 Dublin to Fairyhouse Cross - Cancelled.

* Route D1/D2/D4/D5
Some scheduled trips cancelled, please check the TFI Live App

* Route 372
17:40 Waterford to Wexford - Cancelled
18:40 Wexford to Waterford - Cancelled

* Route CW2
Some scheduled trips cancelled, please check the TFI Live App


Please check our website https://www.buseireann.ie/ or follow our social media channels for the latest information.

Bus Éireann regrets any inconvenience caused to our passengers.

Service Disruption for South Region on Friday May 1st, 2026

🔷Updated 15:04🔷

🔹Route 239🔹
 Route 239 Glasslinn Road » Cork Bus Station (14:10, 01/05/2026) is cancelled 

🔹Route 261🔹
Route 261 Ballinacurra » Cork Bus Station (16:45 01/05/2026) is cancelled

🔸🔸 Please be advised that some scheduled services may experience cancellations. For the latest information, please check the Real Time app or visit www.buseireann.ie/rtpi. Bus Éireann apologises for any inconvenience caused to customers🔸🔸





🚧Roadworks🚧

🔹Routes 214 & 31🔹

Customers are advised of a stop closure in Kent Station at The Lower Glanmire Road entrance from Saturday 2nd May until Tuesday 5th May. As a result, Routes 214 & 31 will not be able to serve stop 248041(Kent Station).

Passengers can access services for Routes 214 & 31 via stop 244461 across the road from Kent Station for the duration of the closure.

🔹Route 203🔹

Due to the temporary road closure at junction of Fairfield Road and Knockpogue Avenue from 5 May to 29 June inclusive, the Route 203 southbound service to Ballyphehane/Lehenaghmore will not operate via Fairfield Road bus stops 242521 and 242531.

An alternative temporary bus stop will be available on Upper Fairhill before it’s junction with Fairfield Avenue.

For the duration of the works, the service will continue southbound on Upper Fairhill, turn left onto Fairfield Avenue, before resuming normal route onto Knockpogue Avenue.

🔹Routes 202 & 202a🔹

Due to the temporary road closure of a section of Knockfree Avenue (between its junction with Churchfield Hill and the roundabout with St. Colmcille’s Road, Sunvalley Drive and Gurranabraher Road), from 5 May to 15 June 2026 inclusive, Routes 202 and 202A southbound services to Mahon will not operate via Churchfield Green bus stop 236911 or Churchfield Hill bus stops 236921, 236931 and 236941.

An alternative temporary bus stop will be available on St. Colmcille’s Road at Gerry O’Sullivan Park in addition to existing bus stops 236901 on Harbour View Road and 236951 on Gurranabraher Road.

For the duration of the works, the services will continue southbound (to Mahon) on Harbour View Road, turn right onto Baker’s Road and left onto St. Colmcille’s Road before resuming its normal route onto Gurranabraher Road.

🔹Route 214 & 216🔹

Due to a road closure between Frenches Quay and Sharman Crawford Street, services on Routes 214 and 216 will be affected as follows: Night-time closures (8:00pm – 6:00am):

Monday 27 April to Friday 1 May (5 nights)
Tuesday 5 May to Thursday 7 May (3 nights)

Outbound services will not be able to serve South Main Street during the above times.
Services will divert via Western Road, Donovan’s Road, College Road and Gregg Road, before resuming the normal route.
Inbound services are not affected.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank our customers for their understanding.

🔹Route 212🔹

Please be advised that due to permanent roadworks on Centre Park Road, at its junction with Monahan Road, from 08:00 on Monday 13th April 2026 until 21:00 on Monday 13th July 2026, Route 212 services operating from Mahon Point to Cork Kent Station will be unable to serve stops along Centre Park Road for the duration of the works. Passengers are advised to use the next available stop at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Monahan Road.

Services operating in the opposite direction will operate as normal.

🔹Route 261🔹

Due to roadworks in Ballinacurra, stops 23991 & 237511 will be closed from Wednesday 11th March for approx. 8 weeks.
Stops at Mount Pleasant (244961) & Ballinacurra (244941) can be accessed by passenger.


For further information please check Realtime app or visit www.buseireann.ie/rtpi. Bus Eireann regrets any inconvenienceegrets any inconvenience

**All Areas Planned Diversions**
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*** WEST & NORTHWEST REGION ***


Routes 301,302,303,304/A,305/A,306,310
Due to the Great Limerick Run on Sunday the 3rd May there will be significant diversions in place across Limerick City. All city services are operating with diversions but there will be no cross city services.

All 343 services will depart from Colbert Station for Shannon via the Limerick tunnel. There will be no city pickup or drop offs until after 6pm. 

Routes 328, 332, 329, 345 will depart from Colbert Station. There will be no city pickups or drop offs until after 6pm. 



Route 401
Until May 8th (approx.), Route 401 services will not be serving Ballybane Road to facilitate road resurfacing works. The stops at Monivea Park, Ballybane Shopping Centre, and Rahylin Glebe will not be served from Monday to Friday, 09:30 to 16:00.


Route 405
Until May 8th (approx.), Route 405 services will not be serving Ballybane Road to facilitate road resurfacing works. Route 405 will terminate and commence from St. James's Road. The stops at Rahylin Glebe, Ballybane Shopping Centre and Ballybrit B.P. will not be served from Monday to Friday, 09:30 to 16:00.


Route 450
Services on Route 450 will depart and terminate in Dooagh at the Achill Head Hotel. Stop 530301 (Dooagh Pub) will not be served.

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*** SOUTH REGION ***

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*** EAST & SOUTHEAST REGION ***


>>> Route 100X ,101X ,109A service inbound Dublin Temporary Bus Stop Relocation from Monday 27th April 2026 until March 2027.

We wish to advise customers travelling on route 100X, 101X, 109A of the temporary relocation of the bus stop service inbound to Dublin:
Impacted stop: The Point (stop 7399)
Alternative stop: North Wall (stop 7611)
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.



>>> Route 101 Temporary Bus Stop Relocation from Monday 20th April 2026 until further notice

We wish to advise customers travelling on route 101 of the temporary relocation of the bus stop in Balheary Park (Stop 3731 from Dublin to Drogheda and Stop 3750 from Drogheda to Dublin). 

The bus stops will be temporarily relocated a few metres ahead to facilitate the works progress.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.



>>> Route W2 and W5

Please note that traffic diversions will be in place due to the Munster Senior Hurling matches scheduled in Waterford on Saturday , 9th May 2026.

W2 Diversion (13:00 – 20:30 approx.)
The following stops will not be served:
•352451 Arbour Road Convent
•352461 Arbour Road
•352471 Lissduggan Shopping Centre
•52481 Larchville

Alternatives stops:
•352221 Presentation Convent 
•352491 SETU Brown’s Road

W5 Diversion (13:00 – 20:30 approx.)
The following stops will not be served:
•353681 Cleaboy Road
•352851 Skibbereen Lawn
•352861 Skibbereen Road
•352871 Belvedere Grove
•352881 Slievekeale Road
•352891 Ard Na Gréine

Alternatives stops:
•352841 CrescentDrive
•352901 St Brigid’s Centre





>>> Route 107 Nobber Agricultural Show - Sunday 17th May 2026

Please note that Route 107 will experience service disruptions between 09:00 and 19:00 on Sunday, 17 May 2026, due to the Nobber Agricultural Show.

Impacted stops:
-stops 131731 and 137881 (Nobber) will not be served
Alternative stops.
-stops 12502 and 12503 (Kilmainhamwood)









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Bus Éireann wish to apologise to passengers for any inconvenience. 

To see real-time information, location and arrival of your bus, please visit TFI Live at https://www.transportforireland.ie/plan-a-journey/live-departures/.