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The M7 has fully reopened, gardaí said on Saturday evening, after a number of bales of hay fell from a lorry on the motorway near Naas, Co Kildare causing an obstruction to motorists and major traffic congestion.
Hundreds of people travelling from Limerick for that county's clash with Waterford at Croke Park in Dublin were caught up in the traffic jam on Saturday afternoon, causing throw-in for the match to be delayed for half an hour until 5.30pm.
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Due to traffic delays on the m7, this evening’s GAA All-Ireland Hurling Championship Semi-Final meeting between @LimerickCLG and @WaterfordGAA has been delayed by 30 minutes and throw-in will now be at 5.30pm. #GAA pic.twitter.com/VrT6MWsugP
— The GAA (@officialgaa) August 7, 2021
The incident occurred near Junction 10 northbound. Gardaí had advised road users to avoid part of the M7 for a time.
Two lanes had remained open for several hours, and the motorway later fully reopened.
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