From brain to drain: How was €50m wasted on a planned IT system for Ireland’s rail network?
Oireachtas committees to begin investigations into cost overruns on project once called the ‘brain of the railway’ by a Government Minister
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Scrapped €50m Irish Rail IT project could lead to extra costs of up to €800,000 a month
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Irish Rail’s €50m writedown on IT project a ‘national scandal’, says Sinn Féin
Scathing criticism at Dáil committee follows report saying State-owned train operator has no confidence in traffic management system
Irish Rail to scrap new €50m IT system for trains
State-owned rail company does not have confidence the system to control train movement can be deployed on the network
Four new train stations planned in Meath under proposed Navan-Dublin rail line
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Transport authority disputes PAC report claiming new ticketing system is €41m over budget
Key IT projects at Government departments and State agencies set to run €61m over budget
Rail line reopens following lineside fires on Bray Head
Irish Rail services were curtailed twice by blaze near between Bray and Greystones
New Belfast trains will cut travel times to Dublin to under two hours
Stadler trains, due in 2028, will have spacious dining areas and unaided boarding on exterior doors
Temporary train station costing €3m being built in Adare for Ryder Cup
Six-month construction project comes alongside fast-tracked building of Adare bypass in time for golf event
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Independent review ordered into €36m railway IT system amid concerns of cost overruns
Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien expresses ‘dissatisfaction at the rate of progress’ on project
New Irish Rail IT system is ‘a slowly developing shambles’, says Dáil committee chairman
Over €31m spent on rail traffic management system initially expected to cost €19.5m, with no delivery as yet
Irish Rail board voices concerns over €36m IT project
National Transport Authority also indicated likely cost overrun to Dáil committee regarding train management system
Penalties of more than €17m imposed on bus, rail, Luas operators for missing targets
Department of Transport tells Dáil committee passenger numbers are continuing to surge and punctuality is improving
Indecent exposure, knives and open drug use among complaints reported to Irish Rail
Irish Rail increasing security patrols after more than 1,150 alerts sent to antisocial behaviour text service in 2025
Fuel protests: Blockades at Galway, Foynes and Rosslare Europort stood down
Wexford and Limerick protesters say they did not want situation to escalate
‘Get to the back of the queue or leave the station’: Train users on Irish Rail inflexibility
Train travellers share experiences of what one describes as a ‘crackdown’ on ticket flexibility
Met Éireann forecasts chance of thunderstorms, hail and sleet as road works to affect M50
Weather and travel: Weekend forecast mixed; road works to affect M50; bus replacements for some rail services
CIÉ plans to redevelop Heuston and Connolly train stations
CIÉ chief also says it wants to secure pension deal that would see 6,000 retired personnel receive first pension increases in 18 years
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‘Disgruntled from Cork’: Train passenger left fuming over the inflexibility of his ticket
Reader told the Irish Rail train host he had missed his train and wanted to catch the next one, but she was having none of it
The Irish rail network’s absurd lack of connectivity
One practical proposal might be to link existing main lines at strategic points
New Dart service for Co Kildare commuters after plan for expansion to Kilcock confirmed
Aim is for commuter town to be connected to services by 2031 in first extension of network since 2000
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Irish Rail needs executive chairman, outgoing chair says in resignation letter to Minister
Steve Murphy stood down as chairman of the State-owned rail company in February after just two years in the post
Delayed Irish Rail services: Bomb threats, stray animals and landslides among reasons
Thousands of hours lost on lines countrywide across two years, records show
First homes at former Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum set to be completed by late 2028
Developer Mark Leonard has withdrawn his challenge to the construction of almost 1,000 homes
Minor disruption expected as Dart services resume after power issue
Irish Rail says one southbound service cancelled on Friday morning and some others to operate with ‘reduced capacity’
Malahide property owners dispute claim they caused embankment to collapse on to rail line
Irish Rail and CIÉ sought injunction against couple who they allege had ‘very significant’ outbuilding constructed on CIÉ-owned land
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