Iarnród Éireann pre-Christmas late night services to Dundalk begin

Iarnród Éireann has announced details of its services to and from Dundalk over the Christmas and New Year period, along with its pre-Christmas late night service that began on Thursday.

Late night DART and Commuter services will operate on the three weekends in the lead-in to Christmas: Thursday 5th to Saturday 7th, Thursday 12th to Saturday 14th and Thursday 19th to Saturday 21st December. This will include both a 00:40 and 01:40 from Dublin Pearse serving Tara St, Dublin Connolly, and all stations from Howth Junction to Dundalk.

Revised Christmas / New Year timetables will be scheduled for all routes from Christmas Eve 24 December 2024 to New Year's Day, 1 January 2025 inclusive, with no trains on Christmas Day 25 or St Stephen's Day 26 December. Iarnród Éireann has also advised that the rail line will be closed from Dublin Connolly to Grand Canal Dock (with limited exceptions between Dublin Pearse and Grand Canal Dock) from 27 December 2024 to 5 January 2025 inclusive for major track renewal works.

Christmas Eve will see a weekday InterCity service but with cancellations and alterations on certain routes, with last services between 18:00hrs and 20:30hrs approximately. DART and commuter services serving Louth will operate a normal Saturday service until 21:00 hrs approximately. Last services: 20:18 Dublin Connolly/Drogheda and 19:48 Drogheda/Dublin Connolly.

On Friday 27 December, there will be revised and reduced InterCity services, Iarnród Éireann advises to check times before travel. There will be a revised Saturday service operating on DART and Commuter routes, with alterations due to Engineering Works between Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock, check times before travel.

Saturday 28 December there is a normal Saturday InterCity service but with cancellations and alterations on certain routes. Sunday 29 December will see a normal Sunday service but again there will be cancellations and alterations on certain routes. Monday 30 December will also see revised and reduced InterCity services, check times before travel.

For New Year’s Eve Tuesday 31 December, there will be a weekday InterCity service but with cancellations and alterations on certain routes, with last services between 18:00hrs and 20:30hrs approximately. Last services serving Louth, include 20:18 Dublin Connolly/Drogheda and 19:48 Drogheda/Dublin Connolly. Additional late-night services will operate after Dublin New Year’s Eve events, with Iarnród Éireann to release the details.

New Year’s Day Wednesday 1 January 2025 will see revised and reduced InterCity services, Iarnród Éireann advises to check times before travel. On Thursday 2 January 2025 and Friday 3 January 2025, Belfast Enterprise services to/from Dublin Connolly Station will operate as normal. Northern Commuter services will operate between Dundalk/Drogheda and Dublin Connolly only.

See the Iarnród Éireann website for more details and updates.