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The Board of Directors of Shannon Group plc.Mary Considine, CEO.Pic Arthur Ellis.

Considine to leave Shannon Airport Group for Irish Rail

The Shannon Airport Group has confirmed that Mary Considine will be departing her role as CEO after six years to take up the post of CEO of Iarnród Éireann.

Business • 12 Aug

Ukuleles, spuds and an inflatable Jesus left on trains

Two ukuleles, a bag of spuds, a Christmas tree and an inflatable Jesus were among the items lost and found on Irish Rail services last year.

Business • 23 Jul

Irish Rail spent €1.35m last year dealing with vandalism

Irish Rail spent more than €1.35 million last year cleaning up graffiti and on the repair of vandalised trains.

Business • 14 Jul

Irish Rail said that 1,154 people had been in contact with them to complain with a decision ultimately taken to revert to the old timetable.

Over 1,000 complaints about Irish Rail timetable changes

Irish Rail received more than 1,000 complaints from passengers about controversial changes to their timetables that led to delays, packed platforms, and congested trains.

Business • 16 Oct 24

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) made the award to the worker, Brendan Connor, on foot of a complaint against the national rail operator.

Irish Rail to pay compensation for ageist discrimination

Irish Rail has been ordered to pay compensation for ageist discrimination against a former level crossing guard after a tribunal concluded he was let go "for no reason other than his age".

Business • 26 Sep 24

DART passengers were affected by one-hour-plus waits on 66 occasions

Irish Rail pays out €31k to passengers for train delays

Irish Rail paid out close to €31,000 in refunds to passengers over an eighteen-month period because of trains that were delayed by at least an hour.

Business • 13 Aug 24

Adjudicating officer Michael McEntee said that the tribunal was left to deliver a "Judgement of Solomon" in the case

Irish Rail employee awarded €47,000 for unfair dismissal

An Irish Rail worker who was fired after he was convicted of moving drugs in a company van has been awarded almost €50,000 for unfair dismissal by the Workplace Relations Commission.

Business • 03 Jul 24

Irish Rail has closed a loophole in its reservation process (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Irish Rail closes train seat reservation loophole

Irish Rail had to shut a loophole where pensioners and other free travel pass holders were reserving seats on multiple trains each day to give themselves flexibility over what service to actually take.

Business • 01 Sep 23

294 trains were at least sixty minutes late since the beginning of last year

€60,000 paid to rail passengers for late trains

More than €60,000 in refunds was paid to Irish Rail passengers for trains that ran at least an hour late over the past eighteen months.

Business • 08 Aug 23

The rail operator dealt with 184 cases of graffiti or vandalism on trains last year.

Irish Rail spent €1.9m last year dealing with vandalism

Irish Rail had to spend almost €1.9 million last year dealing with vandalism, graffiti, and other damage to its trains and buildings.

Business • 12 May 23

Mr Gillman said relations with his employer deteriorated after a service incident in 2014

Railway signal man loses WRC dismissal case

An Irish Rail Signal Man who inadvertently allowed a train to traverse a level crossing while the barrier was up on his watch has lost his claim for unfair constructive dismissal.

Business • 27 Mar 23

The NTA said there was an obvious hole in services for Dublin to Cork trains

NTA worried about drop in short distance trips

The National Transport Authority (NTA) was worried the Covid-19 pandemic had permanently ended some shorter distance trips by passengers on board Irish Rail services.

Business • 20 Feb 23

The complainant said he was 'isolated' at his job nearly nine years since first raising a concern

Iarnród Éireann manager paid €121k 'for doing nothing'

A finance manager at Iarnród Éireann says his duties were "hacked down to nothing" after he made a protected disclosure nine years ago – and that he now spends most of his working week in a €121,000-a-year job reading newspapers, eating sandwiches and going for long walks.

Business • 30 Nov 22

Irish Rail has published details of the proposed schedule and has invited the public to submit feedback in advance of the new timetable being finalised

Irish Rail proposing extra services on several routes

Iarnród Éireann has published new proposed rail timetables, which includes extra services from several routes and improved journey times on the Nenagh line.

Regional • 19 Sep 22

Passenger numbers on Irish Rail services were down 64% last year

Irish Rail recorded €2.47m surplus last year

Operational revenues at Irish Rail more than halved to €143.6m last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic impact.

Business • 24 Jun 21

The NTA said it would be maintaining the 'vast majority' of services (Photo: RollingNews)

Public transport passenger numbers fall by up to 75%

Passenger numbers on public transport have fallen by up to 75% because of the Covid-19 crisis according to the National Transport Authority (NTA).

Coronavirus • 19 Mar 20

Anne Graham said more investment was still needed in infrastructure to reduce journey times

'Largest ever' increase in public transport use in 2019

The CEO of the National Transport Authority has said 2019 saw the largest increase ever in public transport users – with a 9% rise in passenger journeys.

Ireland • 08 Jan 20

The dog boarded the DART on the southside this morning (pic: @IrishRail)

Another dog takes a solo trip on board train

Another dog has taken a solo trip on board a train.

Dublin • 10 Jun 19

The majority of incidents involved closing barriers being struck by vehicles which continued on

Increase in vehicles hitting level-crossing barriers

The number of incidents involving vehicles hitting level-crossing barriers has nearly doubled so far this year, according to Iarnród Éireann.

Ireland • 06 Jun 19

Thousands of commuters were affected by the signal fault

Software fault caused Heuston rail service disruption

Iarnród Éireann has said more than 20,000 passengers were affected by significant delays to rail travel this morning after services in and out of Heuston Station in Dublin were suspended following a major signal fault.

Dublin • 28 May 19

Iarnród Éireann is seeking expressions of interest from global train manufacturers

Irish Rail to order greenest fleet of train carriages

Irish Rail is to begin the tender process for up to 600 electric or battery-electric powered carriages over the next 10 years.

Business • 27 May 19

A deer on the platform in Glenageary (Image: Ronan O'Keeffe)

Oh deer: Rambling ruminants lead to DART delay

There were brief delays to DART services through Dalkey and Glenageary this morning due to deer appearing on the line and platforms.

News Lens • 10 May 19

Search for owner of dog who rode train alone to Dublin

Iarnród Éireann staff are trying to sniff out the owner of an intrepid dog who boarded a commuter train from Co Kildare to Dublin today.

News Lens • 03 Apr 19

Iarnród Éireann advised all customers to expect delays due to mechanical issues

Delays on rail services between Newbridge and Heuston

All services to and from Dublin's Heuston Station were delayed by up to nearly two hours earlier today due to an issue on the line in Co Kildare.

Ireland • 25 Feb 19

There have been repeated calls from the National Bus and Rail Union for additional security on certain routes

€100,000 for extra DART security over Christmas period

More than €100,000 is to be spent on additional security on Iarnród Éireann services over the Christmas period.

Dublin • 03 Dec 18