driver noticed subsidence and the embankment giving way on the northbound track. The train passed over the bridge before it collapsed and the driver alerted authorities. This was later determined to be caused by scour A major catastrophe was avoided but commuters faced significant subsequent disruption. A bus service was added between Donabate and Malahide train stations to facilitate passenger transport. Road The R126 regional road, connecting Portrane to the R127 and the M1 motorway, runs through the town. Go-Ahead Ireland service 33B from Swords to Portrane and Dublin Bus service 33D from Custom House Quay to Portrane serve Donabate. During the morning peak times some service 33 routes serve Donabate. Owing to the proximity of the area to Dublin city, Dublin Airport and major national road networks, the area houses Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre which is the eleventh largest building in the world by usable volume. Notable people Stephen Rea Frances Power Cobbe Paddy Neville (1920-1977), sportsman Conor Grant, Irish footballer for Milton Keynes Dons F.C. See also List of towns and villages in Ireland References Towns and villages in Fingal Spits of Europe Civil parishes of the barony of Nethercross Townlands of Fingal Nethercross