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Rail unions accuse Varadkar of misinformation

Unions at Iarnród Éireann have accused Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar of using spin and misinformation to suggest that employees had seen major wage increases in recent years.
News • 28 Feb 14

Alcohol banned on some Galway-Dublin trains

Iarnród Éireann has imposed an alcohol ban on its 1pm service from Galway to Dublin's Heuston Station due to concerns about anti-social behaviour.
News • 26 Feb 14

Iarnród Éireann may face three-year pay cuts

Staff at Iarnród Éireann face pay cuts lasting up to three years under new cost-reduction measures negotiated at the Labour Relations Commission.
News • 03 Feb 14

Inspection blitz uncovers free travel pass fraud

Iarnród Éireann and the Department of Social Protection say they have uncovered widespread fraud in the use of free travel passes issued by the Department in an ongoing inspection blitz launched last week.
News • 15 Dec 13

DART expected to return to full service

Iarnród Éireann has said that a full DART service will be in operation by tomorrow morning along with a significant improvement this evening.
News • 14 Oct 13

Gardaí issue bank holiday warning to motorists

Gardaí have appealed to motorists to take care on the roads over the bank holiday weekend.
News • 29 Mar 13

Concern over Galway-Limerick passenger numbers

The Minister for Public and Commuter Transport has said he wants to see a "dramatic improvement" in the number of passengers using the Galway-Limerick train service.
News • 31 Jan 13

Train carriages worth €44m not being used - PAC

The Public Accounts Committee has asked for a report into why 21 train carriages owned by Iarnród Éireann and worth €44m are not being used.
News • 25 Jan 13

Driver escapes injury after block thrown at train

An Iarnród Éireann train driver had a lucky escape last Friday afternoon when a concrete block was thrown from a bridge at the train he was driving.
News • 23 Oct 12

Visually impaired protest over rail announcements

A group of people with visual impairments is launching a protest against the quality of Iarnród Éireann's audio announcements on trains.
News • 23 Jul 12

Iarnród Éireann confirms redundancy delay

Iarnród Éireann has denied that it has deferred staff redundancies because of difficulties in funding redundancy packages of up to €130,000 each
Business • 16 Jul 12

Bus Éireann seeks €20m in savings

Bus Éireann has told unions that it is seeking annual cost savings of €20m, with €9m coming from payroll savings.
Business • 06 Jun 12

450 jobs to go in Iarnród Éireann costcutting plan

Iarnród Éireann is set to shed at least 450 jobs - almost 11% of its workforce - over the next four years.
Business • 01 Jun 12

450 job losses announced at Iarnród Éireann

State rail company Iarnród Éireann is set to shed at least 450 jobs over the next four years.
Transport • 02 Jun 12

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