Business travellers heading to or from Dublin Airport on Thursday were greeted with an unexpected detour after production crews closed Custom House Quay for the shooting of ‘The Rainmaker – Season 2’. Transport for Ireland (TFI) issued a Service Disruption notice covering 09:00 on 30 July through 06:00 on 31 July, rerouting seven Bus Éireann services—including the 100X airport express and the inter-urban 109A—through Drumcondra rather than the North Wall/Port Tunnel corridor. The closure eliminates convenient waterfront stops at 3Arena, Convention Centre and CHQ, shifting city-bound passengers to alternative pick-ups at Bachelors Walk or Westland Row. Outbound riders headed for the airport must now board at Busáras or Westland Row, adding up to 20 minutes in peak traffic. Travellers with tight connections to transatlantic flights risk missing bag-drop cut-offs unless they budget extra time. Global-mobility teams moving assignees into Ireland this week should amend arrival instructions and pre-book taxis where necessary. Duty-of-care specialists also note that the diversion pushes large coaches onto Drumcondra’s already congested Dorset Street, raising the prospect of further delays if afternoon thunderstorms materialise. Employers with time-sensitive crew changes—particularly in tech and pharma sectors clustered around Dublin Docklands—may prefer Luas Red Line and on-foot options until normal routing resumes Friday morning. From a policy standpoint, the episode illustrates the growing friction between Dublin’s booming screen industry—which contributed an estimated €500 million to the economy last year—and the capital’s stretched transport grid. City planners are reportedly considering a new ‘filming mobility protocol’ that would oblige production companies to fund alternative coach staging areas when strategic arteries are closed. In the meantime, TFI advises passengers to monitor social channels and the Real-Time Passenger Information app for dynamic updates. With festival season ramping up in August, similar last-minute closures around Phoenix Park and Merrion Square are expected, making flexibility the watch-word for corporate travel managers.
