Traffic extremely heavy in the Monread area following truck breakdown

A HGV has broken down near the Sallins Roundabout in the Monread area of Naas, leaving traffic at a standstill in most directions near the incident.

The incident happened shortly after 5.30pm, and traffic coming from all routes towards the area is now very heavy.

It is particularly heavy on the Monread Road going from the Big Ball roundabout at J9 Naas towards the Sallins Roundabout, while traffic is also slow-moving in both directions through Sallins.

Elsewhere, traffic is heavy approaching J9 Naas on the M7, with delays beginning from J7 Kill.

It is also busy going into Kilcullen from the Naas direction, while it is slow on approach to the Bundle of Sticks Roundabout in Naas.