M2 motorway (Republic of Ireland)

Start of the motorway north of Ashbourne, Meath

The M2 motorway is an eight-mile motorway section of the N2 road, a national primary road in the Republic of Ireland. The N2 runs from Dublin to the border with Northern Ireland at Moy Bridge near Aughnacloy in Tyrone (to connect Dublin with Londonderry and Letterkenny). The M2 is a section of the route near Dublin.

The motorway starts at Rath near Ashbourne in Meath and turns back into an ordinary road eight miles later at a junction with the M50 Junction 5

The creation of the motorway was announced in 2008: eight miles of the N2, from Killshane to Ashbourne, was under consideration for re-designation to motorway standard, and this was approved in 2009, it was announced that the 13 km (8.1 miles) stretch had received ministerial approval to be re-designated. It became a motorway on 28 August 2009.

Junctions

County	km	mi	Junction	Destinations	Notes
County Dublin			1	– Dublin Airport, Dublin Port, Dún Laoghaire	Continues as R135 towards Dublin city centre and Finglas.
				Coldwinters	Northbound exit and southbound entrance only.
			2	– St Margaret's, Blanchardstown	Continues as M2 motorway.
Meath			3	– Ashbourne, Ratoath, Swords	Signposted as Ashbourne (South) heading northbound.
			4	– Ashbourne	Motorway terminates at roundabout. Junction number not signposted. Continues as N2 national road

Outside links

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• The M2 on SABRE

References

• Roads Act 1993 (Classification of National Roads) Order 2006 – Department of Transport