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The Journal
7 days ago
- The Journal
Rail line closed between Connolly Station and Dún Laoghaire for June bank holiday weekend
IRISH RAIL HAS announced that its services between Dublin's Connolly Station and Dún Laoghaire will be unavailable this weekend as commuters flock to a series of bank holiday events. Between today and Monday, 2 June, restrictions and alterations will apply to both rail and bus services because of limited capacity due to annual summer gatherings such as the Bloom festival and the VHI Women's Mini Marathon taking place. Here are the main changes to note across the primary public transport services. Irish Rail A revised timetable will be in place for the weekend, with Monday's times operating as Sunday schedules for Dart and commuter services. Dart services between Connolly Station and Dún Laoghaire will be unavailable due to major works on the line between Connolly and Blackrock which will also impact Rosslare Intercity services. However, rail tickets on affected routes are valid on Dublin Bus. Dart services are operating between Malahide/Howth and Connolly, and between Dún Laoghaire and Bray/Greystones. Irish Rail is reminding customers to pre-book tickets to ensure a seat on intercity trains because of high demand on Heuston-bound rail for the purpose of attending the Bord Bia Bloom festival in Dublin's Phoenix Park. Advertisement Some Dublin-bound trains from Galway, Limerick, Cork and Waterford are already fully booked, so additional trains will operate out of Cork and Galway to accommodate passenger numbers heading to Bloom Extra early trains from Cobh, Midleton and Mallow will be laid on to provide for high numbers attending the Cork City Marathon on Sunday. Bus Éireann The company says all services will operate to a Sunday schedule this weekend. This will include Dublin's Expressway services serving Ballina, Cavan, Donegal, Dundalk, Letterkenny, Monaghan, Sligo, Waterford and Wexford as well as serving Cork, Galway, Limerick and Tralee. Customers are strongly advised to pre-book their tickets and allow for delays if heading to and from Dublin Airport on Expressway due to holidaymakers jetting abroad. The VHI Women's Mini Marathon in the capital will cause road closures, so Bus Éireann says people must check service updates on its website for the latest travel information. Dublin Bus The company's Monday service will operate to a Sunday schedule. Its Nitelink service will continue today, but will not be in place tomorrow. Customers are told to be aware of traffic diversions in place across the city to facilitate the Women's Mini Marathon tomorrow. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
The Irish Sun
11-05-2025
- Politics
- The Irish Sun
Infamous gangland killer Cotton Eye' Joe Delaney's jailed son's secret crime past of drugs & gun smuggling raps revealed
THE jailed son of Ireland's first ever convicted gangland killer, 'Cotton Eye' Joe Delaney, has raps for drugs and gun smuggling in Europe, we can reveal. Advertisement 2 Scott Knight has been caged for his crimes in another jurisdiction 2 'Cotton Eye' Joe Delaney was Ireland's first ever convicted gangland killer Credit: Collins The His capture earlier this year as he went to board a Dublin-bound ferry from Holyhead in Knight had become increasingly active against immigration over the past few years on He backed various protests against asylum seekers entering the country and urged people to join the Irish National Party. Advertisement READ MORE IN IRISH NEWS It put him on the radar of In one bizarre rant posted online in January, Knight claimed new laws in And he went on to say that he and seven of his friends have agreed to become a 'firing squad', warning if anyone interferes with children, women or elderly, 'you get the death penalty'. He said: 'Put up against the wall for the firing squad and take them out. Bang! That's the truth.' Advertisement MOST READ IN IRISH NEWS Latest Knight added: 'Do not come into this country and interfere with all these children, all these women, all these elderly, or this is what you get. Bang! 'Do you understand? I've another seven people from different counties who want to remain anonymous, and they've agreed to do this with me.' RAP SHEET REVEALED Today, The Irish Sun can reveal how Knight has a serious rap sheet across We have learned he was convicted for drug importation in Eschweiler, Advertisement In March 2015, he was stopped at the Coquelles terminal in France by customs officers who discovered two assault rifles, four magazines and 40 rounds of ammunition in the boot of his car. When authorities searched his phone, they found far right anti-Islam and white nationalist images. BARRED FROM ENTRY Delaney did not turn up for his trial in 2019 and was sentenced in his absence to two years in jail and a fine of €1,000. He was also barred from entering Another conviction was for possession of narcotics in connection with an illegal organisation in Belgium. Advertisement We understand Knight also had €18,000 seized from him by authorities in A source told us: 'This fella is mad but he's someone who can clearly be very dangerous too. 'The Gardai were monitoring him in recent years. 'The funny thing is, he had been ranting and raving about immigration when he has extremely serious convictions throughout Europe himself in other countries. This was for high-level criminality.' Advertisement FERRY FAIL Knight was nabbed this year as he went to board the ferry and was jailed for five years in March. He pleaded guilty to the production of cannabis at his former address in Here, Knight's rap sheet goes back to 1991 for malicious damage. In 1996, he was sentenced to ten years for the murder of Mark Dwyer. But on appeal the conviction was downgraded to accessory to murder after the fact and the sentence was reduced to five years. Advertisement Dwyer was shot dead after being tortured when a bag of 40,000 KILLER DAD Knight's father, Cotton Eye Joe Delaney, was convicted of Dwyer's murder and was only released from prison in recent years. Knight was also convicted in 2017 for the possession of narcotics here and got a suspended sentence in 2022 after he stole another man's identity in a bid to apply for a fake Despite his own criminal record abroad and in Ireland, Knight encouraged people to get out and vote in last November's General Election to 'keep the evil out of Ireland'. Advertisement He claimed the main parties were behind immigrants getting citizenship, before adding: 'That means they can vote their family into Ireland. They're going to get millions and millions of Muslims and non-Irish.' After far right candidates flopped at the polls, Knight claimed the Government 'ripped everyone off'
The Journal
30-04-2025
- The Journal
Major morning train service delays after 'issue' at level crossing near Maynooth
A NUMBER OF train services are currently experiencing significant delays due to an issue at a crossing near Maynooth, Co Kildare in the early hours of this morning. In a statement posted online this morning, Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) said that delays are expected between Maynooth and Leixlip due to 'an issue' at a level crossing between these two stations' located in the Kilmacredock area. All services between Maynooth and Connolly have been impacted, including Dublin-bound intercity services from Sligo and Longford. Advertisement Delays expected between Maynooth and Leixlip. There is an issue at a level crossing between these two Station. Delays between Maynooth and Connolly are currently expected. We are working to rectify this issue. Update to follow. -CL #Irishrail @TFIupdates — Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) April 30, 2025 Several trains are expected to be held in Maynooth, and other services have been delayed by over 45 minutes. Iarnród Éireann have said that special signalling arrangements are in place to enable trains to operate between Maynooth and Clonsilla. Dublin Bus is also accepting rail tickets from Maynooth and Leixlip, the rail service added. 'We are working to rectify this issue,' Iarnród Éireann said in a statement. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
