Bus and train services on St Patrick's day 2020

The information below is for 2020.

Please see St Patrick's Day public transport for the latest information.

Update:  since this was published, several bus-companies have announced on-going timetable changed due to the Covid-19 virus pandemic.  Please check with the company for updated information before planning any travel.


Also Tuesday 17th March 2019, St Patrick's Day / Lá Féile Pádraic is a public holiday in Ireland.   Most public transport services will run a Sunday timetable.    

The Corona virus closedown means that the traditional parades will not be occurring, so services should run according to the timetable.

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Galway City Bus services

Bus Éireann have said that they will run a Sunday timetable on Tuesday 17 and March

City Direct have announced they will run a regular Sunday timetable on Tuesday 17th March:

See City Bus Services for route maps and timetable links.

Regional Bus services

Bus Éireann 

Bus Eireann have announced that they will run a Sunday timetable on Tuesday 17 March, except that these buses are cancelled:

• 8:15pm Limerick to Galway route X51
• 3:30  Dundalk to Galway and 6pm Galway to Dundalk route 70.

Burkes (Tuam and Headford)

Have not made an announcement, but will most likely run a Sunday timetable on Tuesday 17 aMarch.

Bus4U (Roscommon)

Have not yet made an announcement - details will be added when they do.

Bus Feda (Sligo, Donegal)

Will run a reduced Sunday timetable  on both 17 and 18 March.   See their website for details

Farrels of Athenry

Have announced that they will run:

• Regular Sunday services to/from Athenry om Tuesday 17th, 
• The Athenry NightLink service on both Monday 16th and Tuiesday 17th of March.

CityLink (Dublin, Cork, Clifden)

Citylink have announced that they will run a regular service, but there will be changes to their Dublin pickup points.

GoBus (Dublin)

GoBus have announced that they will run a regular service, but there will be changes to their Dublin pickup point for  Galway - Dublin services, the Galway route for the Galway / Ballina servcie.

Other companies

Have not made specific announcements:  it is likely that they will run regular Sunday-timetable services on 17 March.   See Regional Bus Services for a full listing of all companies involved.

Train services

Irish Rail have announced services to particular areas.  They will probalby run a regular (or perhaps enhanced) Sunday timetable with some alterations on 17 and 18 March 2022.