This announcement is about St Patrick's Day public transport information for a time in the past. See current St Patrick's day bus and train services for more recent announcements.
(St Patrick's Day)
is a
public holiday in Ireland.
public holiday in Ireland.
Most services will run a Sunday timetable.
Most towns and cities will have a parade around lunchtime or in the early afternoon: morning public transport services are likely to be busy due to this.
Galway City Bus services
Bus Éireann will run according to the Sunday timetable on Sun 16th and Mon 17th.There will be slight diversions around Eyre Square area while the parade is on on the 17th (11:30am - 1:30pm).
City Direct will run a 30-minute service on route 411 - Knocknacarra.
See City Bus Services for route maps and timetable links.
- First bus at 10:15am from Woodfield (Cappagh Rd).
- Last bus 7:45pm from Eyre Square.
See City Bus Services for route maps and timetable links.
Regional Bus services:
Bus Éireann
Will run a Sunday timetable on Monday 17th, with some exceptions (cancellations and/or time changes). For the Galway area, affected services are to/from:- Belfast
- Dundalk
- Cavan
- Clifden
- Lettermullen
- Carraroe
- Westport / Ballina
BusLink
BusLink will run a number of extra Daylink services to/from Athenry, and will also run the Athenry NightLink service on both Sun 16th and Monday 17th. Timetable details here.(Note that the Oranmore nightlink service is no longer operating.)
CityLink
Citylink will run their regular services, but pickup and drop off points in Dublin city will be changed from 9am until 6pm. The current plan is to drop and to pick up on Wood Quay. Changes to this will be notified on their Facebook page.Other companies
Have not made specific announcements: it is likely that they will run regular Sunday-timetable services on Mon 17 March. See Regional Bus Services for a full listing of all companies involved.