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GOOD MORNING AND welcome to Friday’s commuting liveblog.
It’s Órla Ryan here.
I’ll be with you until 9am with all the latest traffic, travel and weather info to get you safely to where you need to go.
First things first. It is, of course, election day.
For those of you haven’t voted before, or who want a quick reminder, here’s our guide on how to vote.
Moving back to travel news, AA Roadwatch has said that loose horses have been removed from the N11 Wexford/Dublin Road northbound between J6 Fassaroe and J5 Bray North.
Do you recognise this photo? Irish Rail is trying to find its owner.
On the weather front, it’s another cold morning.
Met Éireann has said there will be scattered outbreaks of rain today that could turn to sleet at times. Highest temperatures will reach four to six degrees Celsius.
Wrap up warm!
AA Roadwatch is advising motorists to slow down and increase their braking distance as roads are wet in Roscommon town, Sligo town, Castlebar, Galway city, Limerick city, Cork city and Wexford town.
In traffic news, AA Roadwatch has noted that the Clare Road will be closed for works between the Old Limerick Road and Captain Macs Cross in Ennis until Monday. Diversions will be in place.
Meanwhile, Main Street in Patrickswell (R526), Limerick will be closed between Marian Park Estate and Clarina Road until Friday, 3 March for works.
AA Roadwatch says traffic is moving well in Cork city, however it’s still down to one lane at Kent Station following an incident earlier this week.
Traffic is also moving well in Limerick, Galway and Waterford cities.
Here’s the latest on traffic in Dublin, via AA Roadwatch:
NRA Traffic has a breakdown of road and air temperatures in various parts of the country this morning, if you want to take a look.
How is traffic where you are? Tweet us @thejournal_ie or email tips@thejournal.ie – but only when it’s safe to do so.
As voters head to polling stations today, our reporter Dan MacGuill has looked at the closest election results in recent Irish history.
Daragh Brophy is liveblogging today’s events here.
A nice sentiment to kick off your Friday!
Traffic seems to be moving well in many areas this morning.
This is partly due to the fact a lot of schools are closed today as they’re being used as polling stations.
AA Roadwatch is reporting that Hearse Road in Donabate, Dublin is closed following a collision.
We thought campaigning was over, but Live Drive has this update for people in Tallaght, Dublin:
Need to catch up on this morning’s news? We’ve got you covered with the 8 at 8.
On a related note, now I really want some fried eggs.
A lot of children may not be in school today, but Bus Éireann is urging parents and guardians to send in their school transport applications for the 2016/17 academic year before the April deadline.
AA Roadwatch is reporting that a vehicle is on fire on the N4 near Castlebaldwin, Sligo.
Hearse Road in Donabate, Dublin has reopened following an earlier collision. AA Roadwatch says traffic is very heavy in the area.
Meanwhile, the AA is reporting that Ramelton Road in Letterkenny, Donegal is partially blocked at the back entrance to LYIT due to a crash.
Irish Rail says there are delays on southbound Dart services due to a mechanical issue.
AA Roadwatch is reporting that there’s another vehicle on fire this morning, this time on the M9.
The vehicle that was on fire in Sligo earlier has been cleared, according to AA Roadwatch.
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Any chance of an update on concerned citizen millionaire banker brother of FG TD who you claimed yesterday was a non political small business owner? No didn’t think so.
Good aul Hugh deleted my comment yesterday as I outed him. Good man Hugh.
*yawn*
Neal what’s yawn about this story, it was plastered all over the media yesterday that’s he was a small business man who was apolitical. He was lying about both these issues, he was the CEO for a banking fund and he is the brother of ex FG TD, Seymour Crawford.
Nothing yawn about it. Downright deceitful!!
I am outraged!
Can we have additional reporting done on your article regarding Mary Lou and this concerned citizen from yeaterday please. This is what you need to be covering not some elitist boarding school in the US.
Exactly.
What we need is a witch hunt against the private citizen who dared to criticise SF.
We need to know his name, his family history, his occupation and as many details of his personal life as possible.
We need to show people that dissent will not be tolerated.
We need to print his name as often as possible to try to intimidate others into silence.
WE NEED TO SHOW – IN CAPS LOCK – THAT WE ARE A BUNCH OF SCREAMING WHINGING BABIES WHO ARE CHRONICALLY INCAPABLE OF RESPONDING TO CRITICISM WITHOUT ASSASSINATING THE CHARACTER OF THE PERSON CRITICISING OUR POLICIES.
That’ll show ‘em.
Calm down ffs you will give yourself an ulcer. Politics is a dirty game and this was up there in the top five but SF are no strangers to doing the odd dirty trick.
A private citizen expressing an opinion publicly is not a dirty trick, Donna.
Printing his name, occupation, background and – most disgustingly – family details online IS a dirty trick.
It sends a very clear message of intimidation. “Dare to criticise us, and our fanatics will expose you”.
Shameful.
Are you saying he just happened to be walking by at that time? Did he not seek her out to confront her? Is he a FG supporter? Connected to FG?
I’ve no idea, Donna.
He could be the worst ***** in all of Christendom for all I know.
But what I do know is shooting the messenger, playing the man and not the ball and refusing to engage in any discussions or debates with someone who disagrees with you paints SF supporters in a very bad light.
Ad hominem attacks make SF supporters look like whinging toddlers.
Why not point out where he was wrong?
Try to convince us where his argument was weak?
Show us that there is a better way?
Spot on Brinster. A knee-capping will be next.
Don’t get me wrong I wouldn’t vote SF no matter what they promised. Your man was a bit of a knobend. Mary loo is like Adams all talk and nothing else just the same old mantra.
Btinster , do you really think that Hugh would report the truth , that Concerned Citizen is actually Concerned Hedgefund Manager and FG TD’s brother ? It’s above his (FG) pay grade.
two weeks in a row, I won’t get my head out the door
3 in a row and you qualify to write articles on here.
Lucinda Creighton will be watching you next week. Locked up for life if you get three!
a whole article, now I’m really going to try
Richard , it’s a trick to quiten you down.They did the same to Captain Adebayor , haven’t heard from him since. Time to change your moniker from Richard Cynical to Richard Compliant.
Ah Captain A had some great comments , very witty .
That “concerned citizen” was a dirty trick by fg,labour. They will pay for it in GE.
Yeah – and hijacking every other story because someone dared to criticise Mary Lou doesn’t make you look like a whinging, screaming toddler at all.
Maybe you could try to defend the policies, rather than attack the messenger?
His Brown Thomas leather gloves and blue scarf kind of gave it away for me.
Id like to see the journo covering that fake FG supporter who went on the attack at Mary Lou ….come on Hugh
I will not be voting FG after that episode yesterday. If you can’t get votes fairly then you don’t deserve them.
If he was a plant,it’s another own goal by FG..but in fairness to ML..she engaged with him once he said he wasn’t a journalist..
Mary Lou engaged and fair play to her. It’s the SF activists who screamed blue must and immediately started the witch hunt that I have the issue with. Demanding to know who he was, what’s his family history, publishing his name for dating to speak his mind. Whinging toddlers the lot of them.
*Blue murder
The shinnerbots don’t like it up ‘em! Been a bad few days on the campaign trail, Jorry making a fool of himself with Sean Duignan….sounds like an email went out from IRA HQ this morning saying “Attack every comments board you can find”. It’s actually very funny to see.
I notice Eugene hasn’t commented so he must be still sleeping off his hangover !
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