Residents call for port tunnel work to stop

HOUSEHOLDERS in Dublin’s northside want work on the port tunnel stopped after track subsidence occurred caused rail service chaos yesterday.

Residents call for port tunnel work to stop

The subsidence, which was directly over the edge of the port tunnel works site in Fairview, was caused by the development of a small cavity under the railway line beside Fairview Station.

The rail line between Connolly Station and Clontarf Road was closed down for over three hours yesterday morning disrupting northside Dart services and Drogheda/Dundalk commuters. Because the Dart depot at Fairview was also affected southside services were limited.

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