Bus special for Derry fans travelling to GAA National Football League final

With Derry preparing to face All-Ireland champions Dublin on Easter Sunday in the Allianz NFL Division One final, Translink has put GAA Special services in place to support fans seeking to travel to Croke Park.

A special coach will run from Derry's Foyle Street Bus Station.

It will leave Derry at 9.30am and call at Dungiven at 10.00am.

The return bus will depart at 7.00pm or one hour following the game, whichever is sooner, returning to Dungiven and Foyle Street.

All ‘GAA Special’ services MUST be booked in advance: www.translink.co.uk/events 

Fans can also avail of Translink’s regular cross-border Goldliner services including the X4 from Derry which stops in Armagh and the X1 originating in Belfast with stops including Banbridge and Newry. Please book online as soon as possible, as these services will be busy due to the Easter holidays.

Customer travelling on Enterprise services are strongly advised to pre-book in advance.  A bus substitution will be in place between Lanyon Place and Newry Rail Stations, with all cross-border Enterprise rail services operating between Portadown and Dublin Connolly. 

Ian Campbell, Director of Service Operations, said: “We recognise the success of the Ulster teams and are pleased to have put in place additional bus and rail capacity across the Easter weekend.   

“This Easter, Translink will be carrying out essential, planned engineering work on the railway line between Belfast and Portadown and Belfast to Lisburn which includes work for the new Belfast Grand Central Station, platform works at Adelaide and Derriaghy and signalling upgrades at Lisburn. 

“These works have been pre-planned for some time with multiple contractors engaged in their delivery and planned for the Easter Holiday period when schools are closed and commuter numbers significantly reduced.

“We strongly advise customers to pre-book their bus/rail specials to avoid disappointment, and we hope fans have an enjoyable finals weekend, and pleasant trip to/from Dublin.”

Translink would encourage passengers to plan their journey before travel using information on the website www.translink.co.uk or Journey Planner and allow extra time for their journey.