# M50

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# standstill

Traffic on M50 northbound at a standstill following crash and earlier breakdown

There are very heavy delays.

49.2k

Oct 26th 2018, 5:26 PM

# Rush Hour

Heavy traffic on M50 after collision at J11 Tallaght

A Dublin Fire Brigade crew extinguished a car fire.

24.2k

Oct 25th 2018, 8:27 AM

# running to standstill

Over 5,000 accidents on M50 since 2017

More than 2,000 cars broke down over a 21 month period.

17.8k

Oct 11th 2018, 6:40 AM

# Dublin

Multiple-vehicle collision on M50 has been cleared

The incident happened at Junction 13 near Dundrum, according to gardaí.

72.2k

Updated

Sep 5th 2018, 4:09 PM

# Overturned

M50 southbound closed after horsebox overturns

The truck overturned between junction 12 Firhouse and junction 13 Sandyford.

118k

Jul 21st 2018, 7:32 PM

# M50 2

TD says second ring road should be built west of M50 to ease traffic jams

The M50 is currently operating at traffic levels which were not predicted to occur until the mid-2020s.

21.6k

Jun 26th 2018, 1:02 PM

# Public Transport

M50 operating with traffic levels that weren't expected until the mid-2020s

Transport Infrastructure Ireland boss said there has been a ‘huge increase’ in M50 traffic in the last four years.

21.1k

Jun 25th 2018, 4:34 PM

# congestion

Dublin Airport says idea its car parks will clog the M50 is 'bizarre'

DAA wants to change the planning status of the car parks in question from temporary to permanent.

26.5k

Jun 16th 2018, 8:00 PM

# damaged equipment

Man who caused €500k of damage to M50 eFlow system jailed for two and a half years

Tony Rochford said he wanted to attract media attention to his concerns about failures in a fire that killed two people.

46.2k

Jun 1st 2018, 6:31 PM

# Fire

Traffic delays on M50 as emergency services attend scene of truck on fire

It is understood that the driver and operators of the truck were not injured.

21.5k

May 31st 2018, 4:37 PM

# traffic chaos

'Very heavy delays' after commuter crash on the M50

The crash has been cleared but delays remain.

52.9k

May 29th 2018, 7:53 AM

# Taking Its Toll

Drivers fined almost €120,000 in crackdown on M50 toll dodgers

Fines ranging from €9,000 to €16,000 were handed down to 10 motorists yesterday.

36.9k

May 22nd 2018, 6:10 AM

# Ballymount

Man seriously injured in 'public order incident' on M50 motorway at rush hour

A second man was also injured in the incident, which happened after 6pm this evening, but left the scene in a silver Kia Sedona.

110k

May 21st 2018, 10:45 PM

# standstill

Traffic on the M50 has been in absolute chaos this evening

A car on fire at Blanchardstown caused significant delays.

67.5k

May 9th 2018, 7:10 PM

# massive tailbacks

Roads reopen and traffic 'moving well' after truck crash on N4

Traffic is now moving well in both directions along the M50.

72.9k

Apr 27th 2018, 7:45 PM

# traffic corps

M50: Fewer traffic officers means gardaí expected to enforce road laws 'as they pass through'

Gardaí have promised that more Traffic Corps jeeps will be in service in the coming weeks.

22.0k

Jan 31st 2018, 6:05 AM

Voices

'Dealing with M50 traffic before your day has even started will test the mettle of any hardened citizen'

Therapists would do well to open pop-up sessions on the hard shoulder, writes Áine Carroll.

37.2k

Jan 16th 2018, 7:01 AM

# Rush Hour

M50 traffic eases after rush hour crash this morning

Commuters were caught in hour-long tailbacks.

41.6k

Jan 15th 2018, 10:25 AM

# Near miss

Man speaks out after metre-long 'spear' smashes through windscreen on the M50

Jason described the incident that happened as he was driving on the M50.

58.1k

Jan 8th 2018, 9:42 PM

# building and property

Dublin's housing sprawl outside the M50 will be 'a huge issue' in the future

The largest numbers of sales in the capital so far this year have been in new projects on the outskirts.

20.8k

Oct 26th 2017, 7:30 AM

# Rush Hour

Traffic on M50 easing after southbound incidents cleared

Traffic was heavy all the way back to Ballymun after a crash and breakdown near the Lucan exit.

23.2k

Aug 29th 2017, 9:35 AM

# tailbacks

Traffic on M50 northbound after Sandyford at a standstill due to overturned car

Traffic was down to one lane on the motorway, causing heavy tailbacks.

37.9k

Aug 27th 2017, 5:32 PM

# Traffic

All lanes reopened on M50 following five car crash

The incident caused significant delays this morning.

80.5k

Aug 22nd 2017, 11:50 AM

# hit the road

Engineers want multiple tolls and changing speed limits on the M50

They say it will help congestion.

41.5k

Jul 19th 2017, 6:05 AM

# firhouse

All lanes reopen following five-car morning collision on M50

A five-car collision occurred on the northbound side of the motorway at Firhouse before 7am.

36.9k

Jun 26th 2017, 7:15 AM

# toll-y moly

Man arrested after scaling M50 toll bridge and causing €100k damage

The man was arrested last night.

45.7k

Jun 17th 2017, 12:28 PM

# Toll

Motorist who claimed 'clone' of her car made 300 M50 journeys fined €7,000

The court heard about 800 letters were sent to her in relation to the unpaid tolls but she claimed she did not get them.

51.9k

May 16th 2017, 5:31 PM

# accident blackspot

The worst time and place for accidents on the M50? The Red Cow junction on a Wednesday evening

There have been just under 2,000 vehicle collisions on the M50 in the past four years.

26.2k

May 13th 2017, 10:00 PM

# choc-a-block

Third lane needed on N11 or Wicklow and Dún Laoghaire Rathdown will begin to suffer, report finds

Any delay in road network improvements will ‘constrain growth’ and hinder productivity, finds Transport Infrastructure Ireland.

25.6k

Apr 26th 2017, 6:20 AM

# heavy traffic

Delays on M50 as jackknifed truck blocks slip road

Emergency services are at the scene.

59.5k

Apr 19th 2017, 5:32 PM

# death Threat

Disqualified driver pursued by 10 garda cars on M50 jailed for five years

Prior to the chase, gardaí told Andrew Allen his life was in danger.

30.3k

Jan 12th 2017, 9:37 PM

# crackdown

Gardaí set up checkpoint on M50 to catch drink drivers

This was the first ever checkpoint on the M50.

62.8k

103

Jan 7th 2017, 6:49 PM

# caution

Temporary delays as truck went on fire on the M50

Smoke in the area affected visibility for drivers.

26.4k

Jan 6th 2017, 2:27 PM

# Fatal Crash

Pedestrian knocked down and killed by articulated lorry on M50

The M50 operators have urged motorists to avoid the area if possible.

113k

Jan 4th 2017, 8:30 PM

# hell no we won't toll

Shane Ross says he won't add extra tolls to ease M50 traffic congestion

The measure was recommended in a report last year from the National Transport Authority.

14.4k

Dec 30th 2016, 4:18 PM

# Red Cow

11 accurate observations about driving on the poxy M50

SAVE US.

9.7k

Dec 8th 2016, 9:45 AM

# RTA

Man up in court in connection with fatal crash on the M50

A man in his 30s will appear before a sitting of Blanchardstown District Court today.

24.2k

Nov 25th 2016, 10:22 AM

# Dublin Traffic

An articulated truck is blocking part of the M50 in Dublin

A large articulated truck is blocking lanes on the northbound carriageway near the junctions for M3 (Blanchardstown) and the M2 at Finglas.

32.5k

Sep 22nd 2016, 7:58 AM

# baby on board

Baby boy delivered in Dublin Port Tunnel

Members of Swords ambulance crews assisted in the delivery.

30.0k

Sep 9th 2016, 9:22 AM

# Red Cow

Rush hour tailbacks after car overturns on M50

The car overturned southbound at the Red Cow, one of the ring road’s busiest exits.

34.2k

Aug 29th 2016, 7:56 AM