Incident cleared
The incident has been cleared and traffic is moving as normal through the tunnel.
Delays remain along he N25 but they are starting to clear up.
Traffic ground to a halt along several of Cork’s major commuter routes this evening following a multi-vehicle collision in the Jack Lynch Tunnel.
Emergency services were at the scene and Cork City Fire Brigade warned drivers to expect delays.
They said: “Crews from Ballyvolane and Anglesea Street are currently dealing with a multiple-car road traffic collision in the Jack Lynch Tunnel Southbound.
‘The right-hand lane is closed as a result, expect delays in the area.”
Keep up with events as they unfolded in our live blog below .
19:57Daire Fitton
The incident has been cleared and traffic is moving as normal through the tunnel.
Delays remain along he N25 but they are starting to clear up.
19:27Daire Fitton
A little over an hour since the crash was first reported conditions around the Dunkettle Interchange have seen improvement.
19:03Daire Fitton
Live camera feeds show traffic progressing slowly yet consistently towards the Dunkettle Interchange.
18:52Daire Fitton
Commuters are reporting further delays on the N25 following a third collision on the N25 approaching Cork.
Gardaí are understood to be at the scene of the second collision on the L2998 earlier this evening.
Delays are still heavy on all roads approaching the Dunkettle short of the N40 northbound.
18:38Daire Fitton
The Lower Glanmire Road is experiencing the worst of the delays this evening with heavy traffic stretching from the Dunkettle to the city centre.
18:34Daire Fitton
There has been a second crash in the area along the L2998 which will see traffic slowed heading to and from Little Island.
18:33Eoin Shortiss
18:29Key Event
The Jack Lynch Tunnel crash is causing major delays across the Dunkettle today.
Queues on the M8 Southbound are now stretching as far back as Glyntown near Glanmire. The tailback on the N25 Westbound has just passed the Little Island train station and is still growing.
Traffic on all roads impacted is moving very slowly. The right southbound lane in the tunnel has been closed, but the left lane remains open.
18:16Eoin Shortiss
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (the TII) is reporting travel times of up to 21 minutes for drivers heading from Dunkettle to the Bloomfield Interchange.
18:15Key Event
There will be substantial delays along the following routes as the crash is dealt with
Traffic is moving well on the northbound side.
18:14Daire Fitton
Major delays are expected on all approaches north of the tunnel.