- Major traffic disruption is expected in Dublin from 10 to 13 November 2026
- Around 50 European leaders will attend European Political Community meetings
- The 9th EPC meeting takes place at the Convention Centre Dublin on 12 November
- An informal meeting of EU Heads of State takes place on 13 November
- Luas Red Line services will not operate east of Busáras on Thursday and Friday
Major traffic disruption is expected in Dublin from 10 to 13 November 2026 during European Political Community meetings. Around 50 leaders will attend events that affect routes to Dublin Airport, the city centre and related hotels. The unprecedented policing operation will establish security cordons from Tuesday, 10 November.
The 9th meeting of the European Political Community takes place at the Convention Centre Dublin on 12 November. In the evening, Taoiseach Micheál Martin will host a leadership dinner at the National Gallery of Ireland. An informal meeting of EU Heads of State or Government concludes the summits at the Convention Centre on 13 November.
Luas Red Line regular trams will not operate east of Busáras and Connolly on Thursday and Friday, with Mayor Square and Spencer Dock stops closed from 8pm on Wednesday, 11 November. Dublin Bus will divert away from the quays east of the Custom House from Tuesday and from the Merrion Square area on Thursday and Friday. Security zones will see zero pedestrian, bicycle or vehicular access around North Wall Quay, the Convention Centre, Samuel Beckett Bridge and Commons Street, with a strict exclusion zone bordering Baggot Street, Fitzwilliam Street and Merrion Square on Thursday.
