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13 hours ago
- Dublin Live
Dublin Bus announce extension of new bus route which will link up Bray with Luas
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Dublin Bus have announced the extension of the new L14 bus route, which will link up Bray and Shankill with Cherrywood and the Green Line Luas. The extended service will begin operating this Sunday. The route change comes after much local consternation with the recent new BusConnects rollout in the area in January, which left Bray and Shankill without a direct route to Cherrywood and a link up with the Luas. The route, which previously just served local roads between Palermo and the Southern Cross in Bray, has now doubled in length, and will serve Shankill and Loughlinstown before heading to Cherrywood. It will also now serve the emerging area of Laughanstown, where a lot of new homes are currently being built. There is no change to the route's timetable, meaning the route will continue to operate every half an hour seven days a week, offering 35 return services Monday to Friday, 32 return services on Saturdays, and 30 return services on Sundays and public holidays. The route will now also provide a link between the Luas and the Dart at Bray station. Director of Public Transport Services at the National Transport Authority Jeremy Ryan said: 'Building on the success of the initial launch of the L14 under Phase 6A of BusConnects in January, we've taken on board valuable customer feedback highlighting the need for stronger onward connectivity. In response, we're pleased to announce that Route L14 will now extend to serve Cherrywood, Shankill, and connect with the Luas Green Line – making the serviced more accessible and convenient for our passengers.' Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
Dublin Live
13 hours ago
- Dublin Live
Bomb squad rush to Tallaght home after suspect device found
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Gardai and the Army bomb squad rushed to a home in Tallaght today after a suspect device was found. The device, along with ammunition, were uncovered at a home in Tymon North at around 4pm this afternoon. A cordon was established around the area but, upon inspection, the device was deemed non-explosive. The cordon was then lifted, and the scene was cleared by just after 8pm. The device and ammunition have been removed from the scene. A garda spokeswoman said: "Gardaí were alerted to the discovery of a suspect device and ammunition at a residence in Tallaght, Dublin 24, at around 4pm today, Friday 30th May 2025. A cordon was established by Gardaí and the Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal team attended the scene. "The device and ammunition was deemed non-viable and the cordon was subsequently lifted. The device and ammunition were removed from the scene. "Enquiries are ongoing." A Defence Forces spokeswoman added: "The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit responded to a request from An Garda Siochána to deal with an item of ordnance located at a residential property. "On inspection the device was deemed to be non-explosive in nature. Team were on site from 7.35pm to 8.20pm approx." Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
Dublin Live
a day ago
- General
- Dublin Live
Night-time welfare zone to be launched in Dublin city centre
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A permanent welfare zone designed to help people on nights out in Dublin city is expected to launch in the coming weeks. The scheme was piloted over the Christmas period to help those who required assistance while out socialising in the city. The new "Help Zone" hub is expected to launch at the end of next month. A mobile help vehicle will be stationed around various busy locations in the city centre, offering medical care, welfare services, and general support to those in need during high-risk hours. The service operates with a dedicated team including medics, security officers, welfare officers, and a site operator. Speaking on Newstalk, Dublin's night-time economy advisor, Ray O'Donoghue, said: "Hopefully that will be up and running again in the next couple of weeks." "It should hopefully deter anti-social behaviour and just give people somewhere to go as opposed to A&E or the Garda station and so on," he added. The initiative was piloted by Dublin City Council and supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
Dublin Live
a day ago
- Climate
- Dublin Live
Ireland weather: Met Eireann warns of blustery winds and heavy rain in miserable forecast
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Blustery conditions and heavy rain are forecast over the coming days as miserable weather conditions continue. Today will have a rather cloudy start with some patchy mist and drizzle clearing away. The cloud will break up later too with sunny spells and mostly dry weather developing for the afternoon. There will be some isolated showers at times but most areas will stay dry. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees are forecast with southwesterly breezes. Tonight will be a largely dry night with good clear spells and any lingering drizzle clearing away. Cloud will slowly push in from the west however overnight with some mist patches forming too. Light southwesterly breezes and lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees. Tomorrow will be a cloudy and rather unsettled day with a band of rain spreading east across the country with strengthening southwesterly winds. The rain will be followed by a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers, some possibly heavy in the northwest for a time. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees. Here's Met Eireann's national outlook for the coming days: Saturday Night "Quite a blustery night with fresh to strong and gusty southwesterly winds in northwest in particular. Showers will stream across the country and will be heavy and possibly thundery in the west and northwest as the night goes on. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees." Sunday "Staying breezy with a mix of sunshine and showers, again possibly heavy in the north for a time early in the morning. It will stay rather overcast and unsettled through the afternoon and evening. Fresh to strong northwesterly winds will gradually ease with highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees." Sunday Night "Showers will die out later in the evening with cloud breaking up too. Longer clear spells will develop especially in the east overnight with northwesterly winds easing further. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees." Bank Holiday Monday "Starting out largely fine and dry with sunny spells but cloud will push in from the west later and becoming rather cloudy by the afternoon. Rain will move in from west later in the evening, turning heavy at times too. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees with freshening southwesterly winds." Tuesday "Current indications suggest another very unsettled day with rain spreading over the country and turning heavy at times too. Southerly winds will increase strong for a time as the rain passes with highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees." Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
Dublin Live
a day ago
- Business
- Dublin Live
Social welfare Ireland: Applications for lump sum payment for families open next week
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Applications for an annual lump sum payment for thousands of families will open next week. The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BSCFA) is a payment to help families with the cost of school uniforms and shoes. Many families receive the payment automatically. If you are paid automatically, you don't need to apply for the scheme. You will get notified on your MyWelfare account or by post by 4 June 2025. If you are not notified by 4 June 2025, you will need to apply for the BSCFA. Applications will open from 4 June 2025 and the closing date to apply is 30 September 2025. The current rate of payment is €160 for children aged between four and 11, and €285 for children aged 12-22. Children aged between 18-22 must be returning to full-time second-level education in a recognised school in the autumn of 2025 in order to qualify. Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
