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 … Business • 01 Sep
€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
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
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 … Business • 27 Mar
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
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 … Business • 30 Nov 22
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
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
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
'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 … Ireland • 08 Jan 20
Another dog takes a solo trip on board train Another dog has taken a solo trip on board a train. Dublin • 10 Jun 19
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
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 … Dublin • 28 May 19
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
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
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 … Ireland • 25 Feb 19
€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
Heuston services resume following earlier incident Services have resumed to and from Dublin's Heuston Station following an earlier incident. Leinster • 24 Nov 18
Man arrested following incident on train in Dublin A man has been hospitalised following an incident on a train in north Dublin. Dublin • 31 Oct 18
Drink & drug use contributing to anti-social behaviour Iarnród Éireann staff are encountering more and more aggressive behaviour and rowdiness from passengers, new figures have revealed. Investigations Unit • 25 Jul 18
Houses evacuated as firefighters tackle Bray gorse fire A number of houses at Bray Head in Co Wicklow have been evacuated as firefighters tackle a gorse fire in the area. Leinster • 14 Jul 18
Talks at WRC over Irish Rail train drivers dispute Iarnród Éireann management and unions will attend the Workplace Relations Commission tomorrow in a bid to avert potential industrial action by train drivers. News • 08 Feb 18
Labour Court invites parties in rail dispute to hearing Iarnród Éireann has welcomed the invitation from the Labour Court to a hearing tomorrow in a bid to resolve the pay dispute which has paralysed … News • 08 Nov 17
Rail dispute to go to Labour Court as talks fail The Iarnród Éireann pay dispute is to be referred to the Labour Court after today's talks between management and unions at the Workplace Relations Commission … News • 06 Feb 17
