Closure of Dawson St for the lying in State of the late Taoiseach Albert Reynolds

Due to the lying in state at the Mansion House of the late Taoiseach Albert Reynolds, tomorrow Saturday 23rd August 2014, Dawson Street will close to traffic from 6 PM to 7.20 PM

You can expect delays to traffic coming in from Leeson St  and also around 1 on Sunday when the state funeral of the former Taoiseach takes place in Donnybrook.

All bus routes normally using Dawson Street on Saturday evening will be diverted from Leeson Street (Routes 11, 46a and 145) and Baggot Street (25, 25a, 25b, 37, 38, 38a, 38b, 39, 39a, 70) to Fitzwilliam Street, Merrion Square North, Clare Street, Westland Row, Pearse Street, College Street to Westmoreland Street and back on to normal route.

Routes 14, 15, 15a, 15b, 44, 61 and 140 that normally access Dawson Street from Camden Street Upper will divert straight on Camden Street to Georges Street, Dame Street to Westmoreland Street and back on to normal route.