Bomb alerts affect Dublin to Belfast rail services

The Dublin to Belfast rail service is still being affected today by three bomb alerts which brought chaos to railway lines in…

The Dublin to Belfast rail service is still being affected today by three bomb alerts which brought chaos to railway lines in the North yesterday.

According to a spokesperson from Iarnród Éireann passengers travelling to Belfast have to disembark at Newry and transfer to a bus to continue to Belfast.

A suspect device found on the track at Finaghy near Belfast caused major rush hour disruption both to rail and road users.

Telephone bomb warnings also caused the closure of the route from Belfast to Derry and a busy commuter route into Belfast from Lisburn, Co Antrim.

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Buses are being provided to cover the closed lines.

It is thought that dissident republicans are responsible for the alerts.

Pádraig Collins

Pádraig Collins

Pádraig Collins a contributor to The Irish Times based in Sydney