The principal aim of St. Patrick’s Festival, since its inauguration, is to develop a major annual international festival around the national holiday over which the ‘owners’ of the festival, the Irish people, would stand proud. It sets out to reflect the talents and achievements of Irish people on many national and world stages, and it acts as an exciting showcase for the manifold skills of the people of Ireland, of every age and social background.
With the festival in mind, we’d like to advise passengers about the number of diversions taking place on Thursday 17th March 2016 to our services in Dublin, Waterford & Limerick.
Dublin’s St Patrick’s Day Parade
Departing from Dublin
From 09.00hrs to 16.30hrs services will divert to Heuston Station for St Patrick’s Day. This will affect the following services to Waterford:
- 10.30hrs
- 13.15hrs
- 15.00hrs
- 16.30hrs
This will affect the following services to Limerick:
- 11.15hrs
- 13.00hrs
- 16.00hrs
This will affect the following services to Clonmel:
- 10.30hrs
- 13.30hrs
- 15.30hrs
*All other services will leave Ulster Bank (Georges Quay) as normal.
Arriving in Dublin
From 09.00hrs to 16.30hrs services will divert to Heuston Station for St Patrick’s Day. No buses during this period will pick up from Ulster Bank, Georges Quay.
This will affect the following services coming from Waterford:
- 07.00hrs
- 08.30hrs
- 10.00hrs
- 11.00hrs
- 13.30hrs
This will affect the following services coming from Limerick:
- 06.45hrs
- 09.00hrs
- 11.00hrs
This will affect the following services coming from Clonmel:
- 05.30hrs
- 07.30hrs
- 09.30hrs
- 11.30hrs
* All other services will arrive at Eden Quay as normal.
Waterford’s St Patrick’s Day Parade
Departing from Waterford
The only diversion is 13.40hrs (not serving Dooley’s Hotel)
*All other services will leave Parnell Street as normal.
Arriving in Waterford
From 12.00hrs to 16.00hrs services will divert to the Supervalu (ex Superquinn store) Bus stop on the Tramore Rd.
This will affect the following services coming from Dublin city:
- 10.30hrs
- 13.15hrs
* All other services will drop off at Parnell street (Rapid Cabs) Waterford as scheduled.
Limerick’s St Patrick’s Day Parade
Departing from Limerick
The 09.00hrs, 11.00hrs, 13.00hrs and 15.00hrs services will divert to the bus stop at the bottom of Mulgrave Street. The last bus in the morning to pick up from Arthur’s Quay will be at 06.45hrs.
* 17.15hrs will the first bus back to pick up from Arthur’s Quay.
Arriving in Limerick
Services that arrive into Limerick from 09.00hrs to 16.30hrs will divert to the bus stop at the bottom of Mulgrave Street.
* All other services from 17.15hrs will arrive into Arthur’s Quay.
Have a great St Patrick’s Day – Enjoy!
