There have been delays on trains on the Sligo-Dublin line this morning .

Due to a mechanical fault, delays of over 40 minutes were reported.

It's understood the mechanical issue has now been resolved, but there are some knock-on delays to services.

Trains on the Sligo-Dublin line are running as scheduled this morning, following delays and disruption for a time yesterday evening.

The line was closed between Maynooth and Dublin for a number of hours, after lightening damaged signalling on the route. 

Thousands of commuters were impacted, before services resumed later in the evening.