There was major disruption to the northern commuter and Belfast services to Dublin on Thursday morning, as the rail line was closed between Skerries and Malahide.
Irish Rail said the services were disrupted “due to a serious incident on the line being attended by emergency services”.
There incident has caused huge disruption to services from Belfast as well as services from Dundalk and Drogheda, Co Louth travelling to the capital.
Dublin Bus will honour rail tickets in the affected areas and is working on bus transfers for the Dublin to Belfast services but said significant delays are expected. The company said it does not know what time normal services will resume.
Dart services are not affected, and are operating a full schedule.
Services remain suspended between Skerries/Malahide due to an incident on the line.
Staff are currently on site.
Services operating between:
Dundalk/Drogheda and Skerries
Malahide/Howth to Bray/Greystones.
Dublin Bus is honouring rail tickets in the affected area. – MH https://t.co/xJzPKBbGOy
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) July 31, 2025