{"id":59990,"date":"2025-09-12T17:52:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/59990\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T17:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:52:08","slug":"m50-traffic-significant-delays-during-rush-hour-following-a-number-of-collisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/59990\/","title":{"rendered":"M50 traffic: Significant delays during rush hour following a number of collisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"M50 motorway. Stock image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9becce3c-9c3a-44f3-bb02-9d76c6d9dac4.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">M50 motorway. Stock image<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Commuters are facing significant delays on the M50 this evening following a number of collisions along the motorway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">There has been a collision on the M50 northbound at Junction 5 Finglas, blocking the right and middle lanes, and the hard shoulder, with commuters being advised of heavy delays on approach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Recovery services are arriving at the scene of the collision, and the right lane of the M50 southbound opposite the incident is also blocked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_system indo-1d70522a_marginbottom4 indo-b48c4984_inherit\">We need your consent to load this Social Media content. We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.<\/p>\n<p>Please review your details and accept them to load the content<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A separate collision on the M50 southbound at Junction 9 Red Cow has since been cleared, however some delays may still apply.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Congestion has been reported on the M50 Southbound from Junction 3 to Junction 7, and on the M50 northbound between junction 12 and junction 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">There are delays on a number of routes around Dublin, including the M1 northbound, the M4 eastbound, the N7 eastbound and the M11 southbound.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"M50 motorway. 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