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Recent items include:

  • Major expansion for Ireland's busiest rail corridor
  • Trains suspended between Thurles and Limerick Junction
  • Irish Rail plans four-track expansion of the country's busiest railway line

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rte.ie /1 month ago

Major expansion for Ireland's busiest rail corridor

A major rail infrastructure programme expected to cost hundreds of millions of euro has been announced by Iarnród Éireann.

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breakingnews.ie /1 week ago

Trains suspended between Thurles and Limerick Junction

Transfers via bus are being arranged.

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thejournal.ie /1 month ago

Irish Rail plans four-track expansion of the country's busiest railway line

The project aims to increase capacity and reliability between Dublin Connolly and Malahide, with public consultation due later this year.

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rte.ie /4 days ago

Delays for rail commuters after major signalling fault

Iarnród Éireann passengers have been warned to expect delays of up to 90 minutes on train and DART services after a "major signalling issue" in Dublin.

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thejournal.ie /4 days ago

Irish Rail warns of delays up to 90 minutes on Dublin services after signalling issue

The issue, which has now been resolved, affected Dart and commuter services between Lansdowne Road and Donabate in Dublin.

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thejournal.ie /1 month ago

Irish Rail is suing Tipperary Co Council over the placement of a signal mast

Irish Rail submits that the council wrote to them saying the train signalling mast was not an ‘exempted development’.

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independent.ie /3 weeks ago

Irish Rail announce additional services and potential delays for August Bank Holiday

Additional DART services will be in place for the Bray Air Display and Ladies All-Ireland Football Finals

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irishtimes.com /1 month ago

Irish Rail sues Tipperary council over order to remove signal mast next to protected structure

Train operator argues mast is 130m from old Cahir station and it has constructed 700 masts around State without complaint

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thejournal.ie /3 weeks ago

Irish Rail lodge planning application for second of eight new railway stations in Cork

Around 300 car parking spaces will be provided alongside the new station, with scope for additional parking capacity to be introduced on a phased basis and based on demand.

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rte.ie /1 month ago

The €50m misstep: What's behind Irish Rail's massive write down?

Officials from Iarnród Éireann and the NTA were questioned by the Public Accounts Committee this week over €50m wasted on a new train traffic management system

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rte.ie /2 weeks ago

Irish Rail passengers call for return of tea-trolley

Commuters aboard the Cork to Dublin, or Belfast train can avail of a cool drink or a salty snack - but passengers boarding any other intercity service better come prepared, because...

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irishmirror.ie /4 days ago

Catering trolley service announced for selected Dublin/Galway trains

The new catering service will kick off on Monday

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independent.ie /4 days ago

Dart services suspended due to ‘major signalling’ issue

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thejournal.ie /3 weeks ago

Extra rail services over bank holiday for Bray Air Display and Ladies All-Ireland football finals

Extra staff will also be present across the Dart network to assist customers and manage capacity.

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railwaypro.com /4 days ago

Investment in connectivity and speed on the island of Ireland

The governments of Ireland and Northern Ireland have announced the largest joint investment in rail infrastructure in the island’s history, [...]

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railwaypro.com /1 month ago

Project worth over EUR 1 billion for Ireland’s busiest railway line

Ireland’s busiest railway line is to be expanded from two to four tracks over a 14-kilometre stretch between Dublin Connolly [...]

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rte.ie /3 days ago

Estimated cost of Irish Rail control centre rises

Irish Rail's National Train Control Centre (NTCC) project, that includes a new traffic management system, is now projected to come up to €57m over-budget.

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thejournal.ie /4 days ago

The catering trolley is making a comeback on Dublin/Galway trains

The pilot service will last for six months on three services each way daily.

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rte.ie /2 weeks ago

Over 200 sexual assault, harassment reports to Irish Rail

More than 200 incidents of sexual assault or sexual harassment have been reported to Iarnród Éireann over the past ten years.

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irishtimes.com /2 weeks ago

Sexual assaults of women and children on trains among incidents reported to Irish Rail

Department of Transport said it was ‘actively progressing’ work to establish a transport security force

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rte.ie /1 month ago

Independent review into abandoned €50m Irish Rail project

The National Transport Authority has commissioned an independent review of a rail traffic management system which has been abandoned at a total cost of €50m.

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irishtimes.com /1 month ago

New €30m Irish Rail IT system failed key safety tests

About €30m has been spent on project, but final decision will fall to National Transport Authority

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thejournal.ie /1 month ago

All the extra trains organised for the All-Ireland semi-finals this weekend have sold out

Irish Rail announced the regular and additional Mayo, Louth and Kerry trains put on for the sporting weekend have been totally booked out.

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bbc.co.uk /2 weeks ago

Passengers 'stranded' at locked train station

The late-night train was one of several extra services running during Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann.

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