Irish Rail’s Christmas timetables: what train services are running over Christmas and new year?
Full details of train timetable changes over the holiday break
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Dart and commuter rail services in Dublin operating with delays of 40 minutes
Delays caused by signalling issue between Shankill and Killiney
Dart services delayed by up to 25 minutes in Dublin after vehicle hits level crossing
Irish Rail services was briefly suspended on Monday morning after the collision
The Irish Times view on rail commuter woes: a network unfit for purpose
The problems are the product of decades of underinvestment and neglect
Irish rail disruption hell: ‘There has not been one day without delays on the train’
Readers describe their experiences of disrupted timetables, cancelled trains, packed carriages and poor communication on Ireland’s rail lines
Irish Rail delays, cancellations, timetable chaos, signal failures ... what’s going on?
Transport network’s own punctuality figures show a dramatic decline over the last six months. The problems go back to a lack of investment in rail infrastructure over the last few decades
Letters to the Editor, December 14th: On the Green effect, grief and the humble Brussels sprout
Youth work is not an optional extra, it is essential to our communities
Are you an Irish Rail commuter impacted by delays or cancellations?
We’d like to hear your stories of what is happening for travellers on the ground
Storm Darragh: Power outages could last for days after Ireland battered by strongest winds for years
Weather Ireland: National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management urges public ‘to continue to take care’ in aftermath of storm
Bus journey times cut by up to one third on Dublin’s Liffey quays, NTA says
Private traffic restrictions introduced last August improve bus reliability but transport body remains concerned about Dart times
Navan-Dublin train: Proposed line likely to cost up to €3bn, transport authority estimates
Rail link scheduled to be completed between 2031 and 2036
Dublin rail line works to close Connolly-Pearse section over Christmas and new year
Works on the country’s busiest rail line will start on St Stephen’s Day and run until January 5th, with some night works in later months
Irish Rail signal fault an ‘isolated issue’, says company as it faces wider questions on punctuality
New train control centre and traffic management system to be phased in from autumn 2025
Rail services resume after signal fault caused significant delays for commuters on Thursday evening
Dart delays on Friday morning not connected to previous issue
CIÉ Group warns its pension bill set to increase to unsustainable levels
Company concerned High Court ruling means solvency requirement more onerous for it and employees while pensioners press for end to 15-year pension freeze
Storm Bert causes severe disruption as 11,000 customers still without power on Saturday evening
Met Eireann issues series of ongoing westher warnings as storm moves slowly over the country
Dart extension to Kildare gets Bord Pleanála approval
Range of Dart+ plans set to revolutionise commuting in greater Dublin area
Punctuality of trains at Connolly continues to decline
Irish Rail received more than 1,000 written complaints after new timetable was introduced
Irish Rail seeks approval to replace Dart fleet with 100 new carriages
Maintaining and improving Dart stock would cost more than buying new carriages, company says
‘I feel Irish Rail are just running down the time and hoping I will go away’
Family trip to Belfast tarnished after paying a premium, only to be told when they got on board that there was no first class and no catering
‘I never know when the Dart will arrive. And Irish Rail doesn’t seem to know either’
When looking to plan a Dart trip, the information on the digital sign, the schedule on the Irish Rail app and the website are no more than serving suggestions
Dublin to Belfast train link expanded to hourly service
Connolly Station and Belfast’s new Grand Central will see 15 services in each direction
Irish Rail announces line closures and timetable changes for this weekend
Irish Rail has announced that engineering works and related line closures will disrupt many rail services from Saturday through Monday
Dublin-Belfast rail users put out by return of old timetable
Irish Rail admits a ‘few hundred’ people will experience ‘very slightly longer journey times’ but this compares to ‘thousands’ of other who will gain from changes
Trains start running from new Belfast Grand Central Station
First Enterprise train left station on Sunday morning on a journey to Dublin Connolly
Irish Rail to unveil plans for new tracks through north Dublin
Proposal envisages four lines between Dublin’s Connolly Station and Malahide to separate commuter and intercity services
Irish Rail apologises after wheelchair user was accused of ‘holding up train’
Conor McCauley says he is ‘sick of being treated as second-class citizen’ on public transport
‘We got it wrong’: Irish Rail to revert to old Dublin Connolly timetable after commuter disruption
Company apologises to commuters for disruption and longer journey times due to timetable change on Dublin routes on August 26th
Irish Rail sends 37 senior officials to Berlin trade fair as it faces anger over delays caused by new timetables
Travel schedule due on Thursday to be fourth in three months after botched changes spark commuter complaints
Heuston trains significantly delayed due to incident on tracks
Services resume following disruption which left large crowds of commuters waiting hours for transport
Commuters have their say on Irish Rail’s timetable changes: ‘This is Third World stuff’
Changes made to facilitate more intercity trains have made things ‘infinitely worse’, according to commuters
Have Your Say: What do you think of Irish Rail’s new timetable?
If you are a commuter who uses train services which have been affected by timetable changes we would like to hear from you
Belfast-Dublin train service: commuter delays prompt call by Minister of State to scrap new early-morning service
Timetable changes increasing journey times for commuters in Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush, Lusk and Donabate, says Minister
‘Left high and dry without a good option’: Commuters on delays and overcrowding after Irish Rail timetable changes
TD calls for rail operator to appear before Oireachtas transport committee amid ongoing issues with new schedule
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