Emergency services were called to Auburn Avenue in Castleknock at around 1 am.

Images posted online show a bin lorry on fire on the southbound carriageway of the M50 on the Westlink Bridge near the toll.

"We’re all a bit shaken but just relieved nobody was hurt. It will take a while to assess the damage, but unfortunately it looks like we will be closed for some time," Love Tempo said in a statement.