Service Updates

Please note the following disruption to our services in the South region on Wednesday 8th April 2026:

🔷Updated at 07:24🔷


Route 226X

07:30 Kinsale to MTU - Cancelled








🔹Route 219 🔹

From the 20th of April 2026, the current 07:00 departure from MTU will cease. The service shall begin at at the new EARLIER time of 06.45.

🔹Route 226🔹

Please be advised that services are unable to stop at Ballinabearna Cross, Riverstick, Belgooly and Bridge View from 08:00Hrs to 18:00Hrs both directions.

To facilitate resurfacing works on the R600 between Riverstick & Belgooly, the R600 will be closed between Fivemilebridge & Pewterhole Cross, from 08.00 Tuesday 07th April until 18:00 Friday 10th April. The road closure will be implemented daily from 08:00 – 18:00 with the road reopening each evening & to remain open overnight. As a result, we will be unable to serve Riverstick or Belgooly between these times. Intending passengers will need to board and alight in Kinsale or Fivemilebridge.


🔹Route 260🔹

Route 260 will be unable to serve Mogeely until 10th April due to roadworks.

🔹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 inconvenience caused to customers.

Please note the following disruption to our services in the South East/Eastern region on Wednesday 8th April 2026:



***   Due to a planned nationwide fuel protest taking place today, services across multiple routes in the East and Southeast region are expected to experience disruption.
Passengers are advised to plan their journeys in advance and check the website for real-time service updates.


>> Routes 101, 103, 109, 109B, 109X, 111, NX

All services that normally operate via O’Connell Street are required to divert via Gardiner Street for the duration of the closure.

• Missed stops: O’Connell Street (stop 227) and Lower Abbey Street, Irish Life (stop 111771) 
 
• Alternative stop: Dublin Busaras (stop 135001)

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* Route NX
07:04 Dublin to Navan - Cancelled

* Route 101X
06:28 Aston Village to Wilton Terrace - Cancelled

* Route 109
07:12 Kells to Dublin - Cancelled

* Route 115
06:20 Enfield to Dublin - Cancelled
07:50 Enfield to Dublin - Cancelled

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

* Route NV1
Some scheduled trips cancelled, please check the TFI Live App





Please keep checking Bus Éireann website and TFI Live App for further updates.

Bus Eireann regrets any inconvenience this may cause our passengers.

Please note the following service disruption in the western and northwestern region on Tuesday, 7th April 2026.

Due to slow-moving convoys in various locations as part of the fuel cost protest, there are considerable delays nationwide.

The protest in Galway City is currently at the New Docks Rd., preventing buses from leaving the depot. All departures from Galway are considerably delayed. 


Route 51
10:25 Cork to Galway - delayed by 1 hour.
11:05 Galway to Cork - delayed by 1 hour.
14:05 Galway to Cork - cancelled.
15:05 Galway to Cork - cancelled.
15:25 Limerick to Galway - cancelled.


Route 52
13:00 Galway to Ballina - delayed by 25 minutes.


Route 64
11:45 Sligo to Derry - delayed by 40 minutes.
13:15 Derry to Galway - delayed by 40 minutes.


Route 314 
13:05 Foynes to Limerick - cancelled.

Route 330x 
17.25 Limerick to Ennis Cancelled

Route 343
18.00 Limerick to Shannon - Cancelled
19.20 Shannon to Limerick - Cancelled


Route 401
Road closures will take place on the Castlepark Rd. on until April 24th, from Monday to Friday, 09:30 to 16:00. Services on Route 401 will be unable to serve Glenavon Drive, Gortcam, Ard Álainn, Ballybane N.V. and Clareview Park. A temporary bus stop will be located near Windsor Motors.


Routes 458 
12:30 Ballina to Enniskillen - delayed by 25 minutes.
12:30 Enniskillen to Ballina - delayed by 40 minutes.



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/.

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


Route 401
Road closures will take place on the Castlepark Rd. on Monday, 6th April for approximately 3 weeks from Monday to Friday, 09:30 to 16:00. Services on Route 401 will be unable to serve Glenavon Drive, Gortcam, Ard Álainn, Ballybane N.V. and Clareview Park. A temporary bus stop will be located near Windsor Motors.

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*** SOUTH REGION ***

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*** EAST & SOUTHEAST REGION ***

>>> Easter Rising Commemoration Parade Sunday 05/04/2026

Please be advised due to Annual Easter Rising Commemoration, O'Connel Street will be closed from 04:00 to 15:00
As a result, the following service changes will be in place:

* Route 101 ex Drogheda:
Will divert from Dorset Street via Gardiner Street onto Busáras.
- Missed Stop:  Stop 227, O’Connell Street
- Alternative Stop: Busáras

* Route 101 ex Dublin:
Will operate its normal route from Busáras during the diversion.

Route 103, 109, 109B, 109X, 111, and NX Inbound Service:
Will operate as normal up to Parnell Square East.
- Missed Stops:  Stop 227, O’Connell Street and Stop 111771, Lower Abbey Street (Irish Life)
- Alternative Stop: Dublin Bus Stop 265 (Parnell Square)

- Outbound service will operate its normal route during the diversion.

Passengers are advised to plan their journeys in advance and allow extra time, as delays are expected due to road closures.

Bus Éireann apologises for any inconvenience this may cause our passengers.


>>> Event/Road closure Drogheda Friday 03/04/2026
Routes affected: 173/168/182/190

Please be advised of rolling road closures in Drogheda between 10:30am and 12:00pm may result in delays or service disruptions.

Route 173 may operate only to and from Drogheda Bus Station.

Please keep checking Bus Éireann website and TFI Live App for further updates


>>> Routes NV1 and NV2 Permanent Bus-Stop Relocation from Monday 8th December (Removal of Kennedy Road stops and new stops on Paddy O’Brien St)

We wish to advise customers travelling on routes NV1 and NV2 of the following change to the drop-off and pick-up bus-stop on Kennedy Road in Navan Town.

Routes NV1 and NV2 will operate to/from new bus-stops on Paddy O’Brien St. These changes will become active from Monday 8th December 2025.

Bus Stop Number on Paddy O’Brien St for routes NV1 and NV2 (to Gainstown):
•Stop 135661

Bus Stop Number on Paddy O’Brien St (Opp Eason) for routes NV1 and NV2 (to Dunville Road/Clusker Park):
• New Stop - Number to be assigned

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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/.