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Aircoach would like to advise customers of the following service disruptions on Monday 29th October 2012 due to the Dublin Marathon.
Aircoach services to/from Dublin Airport, through Dublin City (Ballsbridge & Leopardstown), will be disrupted due to road and street closures. Customers are advised to allow plenty of extra time for their journey to Dublin Airport during the period from 6.00am to 6.00pm.
Please note that there will be no access to Pembroke Road, The School House or Merrion Square Coach Stops between 6:00pm on Sunday 28th October 2012 and 6:00pm on Monday 29th October 2012.
The following Aircoach stops are scheduled to out of use for the times indicated below, however there may be further minor changes on the day as a result of last-minute road closures or diversions being put in place:
Dublin City Service (Leopardstown) - Dublin Airport
Summary:
There will be no access to Suffolk Street and Dawson Street between 8.00am and 6.00pm on Monday 29th October 2012.
There will be no access to the UCD Flyover stops between 6:00am and 6:00pm on Monday 29th October 2012
There will then be no access to O’Connell Street (Northbound & Southbound), Westmoreland Street and Leeson Street Lower stops between 8:00am and 10:30am on Monday 29th October 2012.
There should be access to all other Aircoach stops as normal.
O'Connell Street Stops – Drop off /Pick up to Dublin Airport will be from Marlbourough Street (outside Eircom Building) a short walking distance from the Gresham Hotel. Both stops will be back in operation from 10:30 am onwards, once the marathon has passed.
Westmoreland Street - Bus Stop not in use between 8.00am and 10.30am. Aircoach services to Dublin Airport will depart from Marlbourough Street (outside Eircom Building). This stop is a short walking distance from the Gresham Hotel O'Connell Street Stop.
Suffolk Street - Bus Stop not in use between 8.00am and 6.00pm. Between 8.00am and 10.30am, Aircoach services to Dublin Airport will depart from the Marlbourough Street (outsdie Eircom Building). This stop is a short walking distance from the Gresham Hotel O'Connell Street Stop. Between 10.30am and 6.00pm, Aircoach services to Dublin Airport will depart from the Westmoreland Street stop.
Dawson Street - Bus Stop not in use between 8.00am and 6.00pm. Please use our Leeson Street Upper Stop, at Canal Bridge, between 8.00am and 10.30am. Please use our Leeson Street Lower Stop between 10.30am and 6.00pm.
Leeson Street Lower - Bus Stop not in use between 8.00am and 10.30am only. Please use our Leeson Street Upper stop at Canal Bridge. This Bus Stop will be open as normal from 10.30am onwards.
UCD Flyover - Bus Stop not in use between 6.00am and 6.00pm. Pick up for Dublin Airport will be just before Foster's Avenue.
Dublin City Service (Ballsbridge) - Dublin Airport
Summary:
There will be no access to Pembroke Road, The School House or Merrion Square Coach Stops between 6:00pm on Sunday 28th October 2012 and 6:00pm on Monday 29th October 2012.
There will then be no access to any other stops on the Ballsbridge route, as far as Donnybrook Junction, from 8:00am – 6:00pm on Monday 29th October.
There will then be no access to O’Connell Street (Northbound & Southbound), Westmoreland Street and Leeson Street Lower stops between 8:00am and 10:30am on Monday 28th October 2012.
All services between 8:00am and 6:00pm will operate to and from Leopardstown.
O'Connell Street - Bus Stop not in use between 8:30am and 10.00am. Drop off /Pick up to Dublin Airport will be from Marlbourough Street (outside Eircom Building) near the Gresham Hotel O'Connell Street stop. This stop is a short walking distance from the Gresham Hotel. Both stops should only be closed for 1½ hours and will re-open once the marathon has passed.
Westmoreland Street - Bus Stop not in use between 8.00am and 10.30am. Aircoach services to Dublin Airport will depart from Marlbourough Street (outside Eircom Building) near the Gresham Hotel O'Connell Street stop.,
Dawson Street - Bus Stop not in use between 8.00am and 6.00pm. Please use our Leeson Street Upper Stop, at Canal Bridge, between 8.00am and 10.30am. Please use our Leeson Street Lower Stop between 10.30am and 6.00pm.
Leeson Street Lower - Bus Stop not in use between 8.00am and 10.30am only. Please use our Leeson Street Upper stop at Canal Bridge. This Bus Stop will be open as normal from 10.30am onwards.
Bewley's Hotel Ballsbridge - Bus Stop not in use between 8.00am and 6.00pm. Please use our Donnybrook Road stop at the Ever Ready Garage.
Merrion Road / Toyota Centre - Bus Stop not in use between 8.00am and 6.00pm. Please use our Donnybrook Road stop at the Ever Ready Garage.
Pembroke Road / Jurys Hotel - Bus Stop not in use between 6.00am on Sunday and 6.00pm on Monday. Please use our Leeson Street Upper stop at Canal Bridge.
The School House - Bus Stop not in use between 6.00am on Sunday and 6.00pm on Monday. Please use our Leeson Street Upper stop at Canal Bridge.
Merrion Square - Bus Stop not in use between 6.00am on Sunday and 6.00pm on Monday. Please use our Leeson Street Upper stop at Canal Bridge.
Dublin Airport – Cork (via Dublin City)
All services will operate as normal from Dublin Airport.
However there will be NO DEPARTURE from DUBLIN CITY CENTRE – WESTMORELAND STREET to CORK at 9.00am on Monday 29th October 2012. The 9.00am service will instead operate from DUBLIN CITY CENTRE – WOOD QUAY which is approximately 10 minutes walk from Westmoreland Street.
This is due to Westmoreland Street being closed to traffic between 8.00am and 10.30am.
Aircoach would like to apologise for any inconvenience or disruption this may cause to your journey.
All other Dublin Airport – Cork (via Dublin City) services should be unaffected, although they may experience slight delays due to congestion in Dublin City once parts of the marathon route have re-opened.
Greystones – Dublin Airport
Our Greystones - Dublin Airport service should be unaffected by the Dublin Marathon, although delays may be experienced as a result of traffic diversions elsewhere in the city.
Dalkey – Dublin Airport
Our Dalkey - Dublin Airport service should be unaffected by the Dublin Marathon, although delays may be experienced as a result of traffic diversions elsewhere in the city.
Belfast – Dublin Airport
08:00 am - 10:30 am - Drop off /Pick up to Belfast City will be from Marlbourough Street (outside the Eircom Building) a short walking distance from the Gresham Hotel O'Connell Street stop. Our Drop off/Pick up Pick up location Dublin Airport. Usual stops will resume after 10:30 am.
Please check the Aircoach website http://www.aircoach.ie for further updates.
For further information please call our Customer Service Team on 01 844 7118 where our team will be happy to assist you between 9:00am and 5:30pm, 7 days a week.
We apologise for any inconvenience or delays customers may experience as a result of the diversions, and customers are once again advised to allow extra time for their journey to Dublin Airport on Monday 29th October 2012 between 6.00am to 6.00pm.
We look forward to welcoming you onboard soon.
Aircoach Team |
