Service updates

Service Disruption South Region Saturday 28th February 2026.

🔷🔷Updated 16:35🔷🔷


                                ALL CITY ROUTES ARE DELAYED DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC CONGESTION.


🔹Route 261🔹
16:30 Cork to Ballinacurra CANCELLED
17:05 Ballinacurra to Cork CANCELLED


🔹Routes 225,226,213,220x🔹
    Single-lane traffic on the South Link Road is causing delays of approximately 50 minutes to all services on this route.


🔹Route 212🔹
    ROAD CLOSURE / to 27th February 2026

    Cork City Council have advised of the following road closure.

Road Closure in place until Friday the 27th of February from its junction with the Blackrock Road to its junction with Monahan                                       Road to facilitate large scale ESB Ducting upgrades.

As a result, the 212-service outbound, from Marquee Rd turn right to Monahan Rd, continue to Victoria Rd Roundabout                   towards, take the 4th exit and follow the Victoria/Blackrock Rd towards Blackrock to the Venue Bar and normal route thereafter.      Return trip from Mahon operate reverse of this. Maryville cannot be served.



🔹Route 215🔹

    ROADWORKS – KILLEENS - Monday 02/02/2026 for 12 weeks approx.

The road will be opened as normal on weekends from 19:00 Fridays until 07:00 on Mondays

Customers are advised that due to roadworks in Killeens the 215 service will operate the following diversion:

Towards Blarney: Passengers are advised to use Gateway stop 213541 by Northpoint.
Towards Cork: Passengers who usually use the Gateway stop will need to use Mallow Rd Junction stop 213551 on the New Mallow Rd.

Inbound stops 213531 213541will not be served
Out bound stops 213281 213291 will not be served




🔹Routes 237 and 239🔹

    ROAD CLOSURE / Market Street, St Patrick’s Place, Bandon.

07:00 Monday 16th of February 2026 until Monday the 16th of March 2026

Passengers traveling on the 237 and 239 from Cork via Innishannon or boarding these services heading west will be accommodated at a temporary stop on Glasslyn Rd by the County Council Offices by Station Rd by Aldi.


Services operating towards Cork will operate as normal. The 236 service is unaffected.




For further information please check Realtime app or visit www.buseireann.ie/rtpi. 



Bus Eireann apologises for any inconvenience caused.