Queens Visit - Disruptions to bus/train/luas

Niles

I don't really have a problem with the visit in principle either. However, one has to ask could this not have been arranged around a weekend (maybe a bank holiday with a bit of co-ordination so that Monday evening traffic isn't badly hit). It really is unfair to those going to work, college (it's exam season), etc, to have this sort of disruption on a weekday. Yes it has been advertised in advance but at the end of the day disrupting so many for the sake of the few is not acceptable in my opinion.

Redsoxfan

Sorry if I've missed it, but how and when is Lizzie leaving Dublin? I don't see any road closures noted for tomorrow (20th) on the Garda site and on Twitter they are saying they don't foresee any road closures. IE are saying the same thing re. trains on Twitter.

Niles

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Sorry if I've missed it, but how and when is Lizzie leaving Dublin? I don't see any road closures noted for tomorrow (20th) on the Garda site and on Twitter they are saying they don't foresee any road closures. IE are saying the same thing re. trains on Twitter.

I think she's flying from Cork to London tomorrow evening. Presumably once she leaves Dublin for Cashel it's back to normal as far as Dublin is concerned.

BostonB

Niles wrote: »

I think she's flying from Cork to London tomorrow evening. Presumably once she leaves Dublin for Cashel it's back to normal as far as Dublin is concerned.

Not really because then its Obama.

Redsoxfan

Niles wrote: »

I think she's flying from Cork to London tomorrow evening. Presumably once she leaves Dublin for Cashel it's back to normal as far as Dublin is concerned.

Yes but how is she getting to Cashel and at what time does she leave Dublin?

helen1

I just dont understand why with all the orgainsing did no one think to have the event somewhere else that didnt mean all bridges had to be closed surely there was somewhere else in the city that they could have had it which could cause less disruption

Alan_P

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Yes but how is she getting to Cashel and at what time does she leave Dublin?

According to today's Irish Times, the trip to Cashel is by helicopter.

So that's pretty much it for Dublin traffic disruption.

Redsoxfan

Alan_P wrote: »

According to today's Irish Times, the trip to Cashel is by helicopter.

So that's pretty much it for Dublin traffic disruption.

Yeah, only heard that this morning on RTE news. Don't know why the trip to the National Stud wasn't done in the same way? Anyway, glad that today should be a normal enough day in Dublin.

L1011

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Yeah, only heard that this morning on RTE news. Don't know why the trip to the National Stud wasn't done in the same way? Anyway, glad that today should be a normal enough day in Dublin.

She dislikes going by chopper if possible.

invinciblePRSTV

Got on the 249 bus today at Cork Bus station at 2.45, bus went on it's merry way around the streets around the Elysian and the quays. Ended back up at the Bus station 15mins later to be told get off and come back in at 4.45.

The usual shambles from BE and Gardai :rolleyes:.

-Chris-

...and she's gone!