Mayor Square - NCI Luas stop
Luas Red Line · Cearnóg an Mhéara
About Mayor Square - NCI
The NCI in the name is the National College of Ireland, whose main campus stands about 70 m from the platforms, and the stop was named for it when the Red Line was extended through the docklands in 2009. It occupies the middle of a tram lane on Mayor Street Lower, beside Mayor Square itself, between the student traffic of the college and the offices of the International Financial Services Centre.
That double job gives the stop an unusual rhythm for a Luas stop — a college term-time peak laid over the ordinary morning and evening office flows of the IFSC, in a district that was built, and is still being built, around the tram line rather than the other way round. The Irish name used on the signs and in the timetable data is Cearnóg an Mhéara, the square’s own name. Trams continue east from here towards The Point and west into the city centre.
First and last trams from Mayor Square - NCI
Departures from this stop in the NTA’s published timetable for a representative week. A day type with no departures is shown as no service rather than filled in from another day.
From Mayor Square – NCI: Red Line towards Tallaght, about one tram every 5 minutes at the busiest times (230 departures on a weekday) and Red Line towards The Point, about one tram every 5 minutes at the busiest times (235 departures on a weekday).
Next stops from Mayor Square - NCI
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Red Line | George's Dock | 1.5 min |
| Red Line | Spencer Dock | 2.1 min |
Connections and interchange
Mayor Square – NCI is served by the Luas Red Line only. There is no change to another line here and no walking transfer to another station nearby.
Facilities
luas.ie publishes no facility list for individual Luas stops, so the only stop-level facts here are the Park & Ride and Cycle & Ride flags from the operator’s own stop data. Absence of a row is not evidence that something is missing.
What is near Mayor Square - NCI
The stop belongs to the IFSC and to the college. National College of Ireland’s first campus is about 70 m away and its second about 270 m, with a Marks and Spencer store only 50 m off. Walking south brings you to the Luke Kelly sculpture at about 220 m, the Jeanie Johnston tall ship at 280 m and the Convention Centre Dublin at 290 m. George’s Dock House is about 290 m away, the CHQ building 300 m, and EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum 320 m. Luke Kelly Park is the nearest green space, roughly 190 m off.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the stop |
|---|---|
| National College of Ireland - Campus 1 | 70 m |
| Luke Kelly | 220 m |
| Jeanie Johnston | 280 m |
| George's Dock House | 290 m |
| Samuel Beckett Bridge | 290 m |
| The Convention Centre Dublin | 290 m |
| CHQ | 300 m |
| EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum | 320 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the stop. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route.
Frequently asked questions
The National College of Ireland. Its main campus is immediately beside the stop, about 70 m from the platforms, and the college name was attached to Mayor Square when the docklands extension opened in 2009.
The International Financial Services Centre and the streets around Mayor Square. The stop sits in a tram lane on Mayor Street Lower and is the usual arrival point for the offices and apartments built on this side of the north docks.