The National Transport Authority (NTA), in partnership with Dublin Bus, has today announced plans to amend the southern alignment of Routes 23 and 24, which serve the Finglas area, in response to reliability issues and feedback from passengers and local representatives.
In recent weeks, passengers on Phase 7 bus services in Finglas, including the F Spine and Routes 23 and 24, have experienced persistent reliability challenges. These have been caused primarily by traffic congestion on new city centre alignments as well as driver availability. While driver recruitment and timetable adjustments are expected to improve performance after Christmas, congestion remains the key issue.
Routes 23 and 24 currently operate via Bridge Street, High Street, and Christchurch, a corridor with heavy and unpredictable traffic and limited bus priority measures.
To address this, NTA has proposed diverting these routes along the Quays, crossing the Liffey at O’Connell Bridge or Rosie Hackett Bridge, and continuing around Trinity to its current terminus in Merrion Square. This interim measure is expected to improve reliability and maintain connectivity with the O’Connell Bridge area, previously served by Route 83.
Implementation of the new alignment for Routes 23 and 24 is anticipated in the first quarter of 2026. Longer-term arrangements will remain under review.
This follows an earlier decision to divert Route 80 away from the Bridge Street alignment to O’Connell Bridge / College Green from February 2026, with plans to link Route 80 and Route 130 along the Quays later in 2026.
The NTA values feedback from customers and local representatives, and these changes demonstrate our ongoing commitment to enhancing services in direct response to that input.
The final routing option, whether via Rosie Hackett Bridge or O’Connell Bridge, will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
NTA also undertook to review service provision in the Beneavin Rd area.
