TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow

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Wicklow Co Council have informed us of the following temporary road closure on the R747 from February 6th to 3rd March 2023.

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Service affected is the LL800 Arklow to Carlow and the operator Bernard Kavanagh & Sons have been informed. The road works should not affect the LL183 Arklow to Sallins service.

Roads to be closed

R747 (from the junction at Woodenbridge Hotel & Lodge to the junction of the L-6137 at Ballymorris Upper), Co Wicklow

Period of closure

6th February, 2023 to the 3rd March, 2023 inclusive *24 hr closure required*

Alternative Routes

  1. Follow the R752 from Woodenbridge hotel to Avoca continue on the R752 to Corballis lower at the junction where the R752 and R753 meets turn to the left. Follow the R753 into Ballinaclash,The Straight Mile,Ballyloughlin,Cronebeg and continue into Aughrim. Follow the R753 until it meets the R747 turn to the left and follow on the R747 back to Woodenbridge.
  2. Follow the R747 until you meet the R753 in Aughrim take a right turn and follow the R753 out of Aughrim. Follow the R753 onto Cronebeg,Ballyloughlin,The Straight Mile and Ballinaclash. Where the R753 meets the R752 at Corballis lower turn to the right. Continue on the R752 into Avoca and Woodenbridge where you will exit the diversion route by the hotel.

Reason for Closure

This road closure is necessary in order to facilitate road carriageway reconstruction.

Services over Christmas & New Year

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NEW LL183 SALLINS TO ARKLOW

Operating to its full timetable, the only day the service will NOT be running is December 25th Christmas Day. Here is the timetable here https://locallinkckw.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TFI-LL-R183-Sallins-to-Arklow-WEB5.pdf

LL800 ARKLOW TO CARLOW

This service will NOT operate on December 25th 2022, December 26th 2022 & January 1st 2023. All other days will operate as normal so check the timetable here: https://locallinkckw.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TFI-Local-Link-DL-R800-Arklow-Carlow-May-2022.V5.pdf before you travel. This service offers cashless options such as TFI Leap Cards & TFI GO App click here for links to the https://www.transportforireland.ie/fares/leap-card/ & https://www.transportforireland.ie/tfi-go-app/

Route 817C Grangemockler to Carrick-on-Suir

This service will NOT operate December 25th 2022. It will resume St Stephen’s Day December 26th to a Sunday schedule. All other days will operate as normal. Here is the timetable: https://locallinkckw.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Route-817C-Carrick-on-Suir-to-Grangemockler-.pdf

Route 890 Ballyraggett to Castlecomer

The service will resume Tuesday December 27th as per its timetable. Pickup starting 07.45am from Castlecomer, returning from Kilkenny Castle at 18.00pm sharp. Cost per trip is €5.

NEW Route 897 Kilkenny to Athy

Starting New year’s Day January 1st 2023! See here for timetable https://locallinkckw.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/TFI-LL-CKW-R897-Dec22-V6.pdf

CARLOW & KILKENNY DOOR TO DOOR SERVICES/OFFICE OPENING HOURS

The office will close 23rd December 2022 at 16.30pm sharp. Please note if looking to travel on our door-to-door services Wednesday 28th, call by December 23rd before 15.00pm to guarantee a seat‼️ The office telephone no is 0818 42 41 41 or 056 771 5912. The office will open again December 28th & December 29th 2022 as normal for bookings in Carlow & Kilkenny. Wicklow Local Link services will operate not December 25th & 26th. All other days Wicklow Local Link services will operate as per its usual timetable. For all our services & timetables check out https://locallinkckw.ie/ or follow us on social media Facebook @locallinkckw & Twitter @LocalLinkCKW

January 2023

• Monday January 2nd 2023 Office Closed

• Tuesday 03rd January as normal from 09.00am to 16.30pm

Happy Christmas & Happy New Year from us all in TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow.

Christmas & New Years Office Hours

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Office Opening Times over Christmas & New Year

December 2022

• 19th – 09.00am to 16.30pm

• 20th – 09.00am to 16.30pm

• 21st – 09.00am to 16.30pm

• 22nd – 09.00am to 16.30pm

• 23rd – 09.00am to 16.30pm

• 24th – Closed Christmas Eve

• 25th – Closed Christmas Day

• 26th – Closed St Stephens Day

• 27th – Closed Public Holiday

• 28th – 09.00am to 16.30pm

• 29th – 09.00am to 16.30pm

• 30th – 09.00am to 16.30pm

Please note if looking to travel on our door-to-door services Wednesday 28th, call by December 23rd before 15.00pm to guarantee a seat‼️ The office Telephone no is 0818 42 41 41 / 056 771 5912.

January 2023

• Monday January 2nd Closed

• Tuesday 03rd January 2023 as normal from 09.00 to 16.30pm

NEW LL183 SERVICE TIMETABLE CHANGE STARTING DECEMBER 5TH!

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TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow is delighted to announce the enhancement of the Glendalough to Wicklow service which will be extended in both directions now serving Sallins to Arklow, making getting around Wicklow and Kildare by bus even easier.

Operating four return trips per day, seven days a week, the enhanced route will serve Arklow, Avoca Bridge, Wicklow Town, Glendalough, Wicklow Mountains to Blessington and onwards to Naas and Sallins – facilitating onward travel to Dublin with improved connectivity to regional bus and rail services.

This enhanced route is part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan which is a major national public transport initiative developed and funded by the National Transport Authority, with the aim of increasing connectivity, particularly for people living outside our major cities and towns. This new route is funded by the National Transport Authority as part of the TFI Network.

The existing service connecting Glendalough to Wicklow has served almost 50,000 passengers since its launch in April 2019. The service was hit like so many others in March 2020 which impacted capacity on public transport for close to two years. The current service will now bring an enhanced service to the people of Wicklow & Kildare.

Jackie Meally, General Manager, Local Link CKW said: “This is this first bus service to connect West Wicklow to East Wicklow which has been requested for many years, and this is one of the longest Local Link services in the country”.

The service will operate two buses starting at each end and is being operated on behalf of TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow by JJ Kavanagh & Sons.

To get a copy of the timetable contact the TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow office on 0818 42 41 41 or 056 771 5912 Monday to Friday 09.00am to 16.30pm. Alternatively, you can visit www.locallinkckw.ie to download here the new timetable check out our social media pages Facebook @locallinkckw & Twitter @LocalLinkCKW accounts.