{"id":429377,"date":"2026-05-02T22:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T22:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/429377\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T22:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T22:27:10","slug":"bus-eireann-warns-of-widespread-delays-during-great-limerick-run-and-bank-holiday-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/429377\/","title":{"rendered":"Bus \u00c9ireann warns of widespread delays during Great Limerick Run and bank-holiday traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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State operator Bus \u00c9ireann issued a service bulletin at 06:34 a.m. on 1 May flagging knock-on delays and cancellations on eight inter-city and regional routes across the west and northwest. The disruption\u2014already seeing one Galway\u2013Cork service delayed by an hour and a Limerick\u2013Waterford run cancelled\u2014stems from road closures tied to Saturday\u2019s children\u2019s events and Sunday\u2019s main Great Limerick Run. Additional slow-downs are expected on Routes 64, 350 and 440 as traffic diversions push vehicles onto narrower secondary roads. Employers with weekend shift workers in MedTech clusters around Galway and Sligo are being asked to arrange carpools or temporary accommodation. The operator has also extended daytime diversions on Galway city Routes 401 and 405 until 8 May to facilitate resurfacing works on Ballybane Road. Travel-management firms note spill-over effects on airport coach links, with some passengers missing early-morning flights from Shannon and Knock. <\/p>\n

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The bulletin directs travellers to the Transport for Ireland real-time app, but user groups have called for clearer push alerts and automatic rebooking options to mirror best practice in rail and aviation. With large-scale participation events increasingly affecting inter-urban corridors, mobility planners argue Ireland needs an integrated special-events traffic protocol similar to the UK\u2019s National Traffic Control Centre to coordinate buses, trains and emergency services.\n <\/p>\n

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