[Colm Moore]

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Service alterations, Connolly to Pearse, Mon 23rd May, for visit of President Obama by Corporate Communications

Service arrangements for visit of President Obama, Monday 23rd May 2011

Full services will operate across DART, Commuter and Intercity on Monday 23rd May.

However, at the request of Gardaí, to assist with security arrangements for the visit of President Obama to Ireland, the following brief suspensions of services between Connolly and Pearse will apply:

11.45hrs to 12.15hrs
17.45hrs to 18.15hrs
19.45hrs to 20.05hrs

During these times all northside DART services will operate to/from Connolly only. All southside DART services will operate to/from Pearse only.

The following Maynooth, Drogheda & Arklow service alterations will apply:

12.10 Pearse-Maynooth will start from Connolly at 12.17.
17.30 Bray-Longford may be delayed by 10-15 minutes.
17.55 Pearse-Dundalk starts from Connolly at 18.03.
18.40 Connolly-Drogheda may be delayed by up to 10 minutes.
18.15 Pearse-Drogheda starts from Connolly at 18.30.
19.59 Pearse-Maynooth will start from Connolly at 20.05.
20.13 Pearse-Drogheda may be delayed by up to 10 minutes.

12.05 Connolly-Arklow starts from Pearse at 12.10.
16.00 Drogheda-Pearse terminates at Connolly.
17.10 Maynooth-Pearse terminates at Connolly.
18.45 Drogheda-Pearse terminates at Connolly.

Services may be delayed by 5 to 10 minutes as a result at these times.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused and thanks customers for their cooperation.

Customers should consult the Garda website http://www.garda.ie/ObamaVisitHome.htm or www.roadwatch.ie for information on road closures on Monday which may affect their route to or from Dublin city centre train stations.