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US PRESIDENT JOE Biden will no longer travel by helicopter from Dublin to Co Louth due to bad weather conditions, Irish Government officials have said.
Biden is due to travel to his first set of engagements in the Republic of Ireland at around 4pm via motorcade, which may cause some disruption on the M1.
From 6pm this evening there will be traffic restrictions/ temporary closure along the R173, R175, N52 between Carlingford and Dundalk.
Until Biden’s departure late this evening parking restrictions and road closures will commence in Carlingford at the following locations:
As a result of Biden’s planned visit to Aras an Uachtarán tomorrow, Phoenix Park will be closed to all access, traffic and pedestrians, from 5pm today until 5pm tomorrow (arrangements are in place for local access only).
The Office of Public Works (OPW), which operates the park, confirmed over the weekend that all gates, including pedestrian gates, will be closed during the 24-hour period.
Access will be provided to essential park staff.
From 7pm today until tomorrow evening road closures will be in place at the following locations:
It is unclear if weather will permit Biden to return to Dublin tonight via helicopter or if he will be travelling by motorcade again.
Gardaí have said:
“Members of the Public travelling in the affected areas, Louth 12 April, Dublin (Phoenix Park/ South City Centre) 12/13 April and Mayo 14 April are be asked to plan their journeys during this period to ensure to leave enough time for possible traffic disruptions and to expect some localised delays.”
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Thats a lot of work for the gardai to try cover. They must be stretched. Maybe the teachers could come and hold a few lollipop “stop” signs. They are at home again all week doing nothing.
@shuttleJohn: You’re flat out yourself anyway. Lol
The council are taking the roads in tonight to wash them.
@Pat Man: Brilliant :-)
Yeah, stuck at Dublin airport roundabout the past hour as all traffic coming from the airport has been stopped from exiting. Ireland is a police state where they do what they like.
@McMurphy: a police state , that’s so funny.
@McMurphy: now if you’d ridden your bike!?
@McMurphy: yea, next they will be forcing people to wear seat belts in cars and making people follow traffic lights, it’s a slippery slope
Its not the bad weather which cancelled the helicopter trip, its the wet steps to the helicopter which was the decider as they could have proved deadly for poor joe .
@Murph11: comment of the day
@Murph11: how do you know that ..any evidence..??
@McMurphy: free the roundabout one. No justice. No peace.
They better hope a cyclist doesn’t want to use them.
Joe Biden could walk down Grafton street and nobody would give a damn. The problem is that MM couldn’t do the same thing after his support of ghe eviction ban.
@Gerry Lamont:
You’re my landlord and i won’t pay the rent .. you can’t evict me.. You can’t evict anyone.
Happy now ?
What roads will be closed as Biden attends his first events in Ireland?
Fixed that for you.
It’s really not that hard to remember…Ireland…… Northern Ireland or Island of Ireland if you want to refer to both.
@Whataboutery: his first event in Ireland has already taken place, in Ulster.
He arrived in Carlingford in Tractor 1
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