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
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
Apprenticeships: ‘It’s like the country got nearly a bit too snobby or elitist when it came to education’
Career route offers an alternative to those either not interested in or unsuited to university, and those who want to work and earn at the same time
Dublin rail timetable changes to take place from Monday
Changes to Irish Rail service arose from ‘overly ambitious’ journey times in previously announced timetable
Commuters left frustrated and annoyed by Irish Rail timetable changes - why did they do it?
Provision for hourly Belfast service and reduced time for commuter journeys were central aspects of congestion
Irish Rail to amend new timetable following complaints
Changes to be introduced from Monday ‘to assist in improving punctuality for customers’
The joy of talking to humans in your own language: ‘I see you signing. I can sign. Can I help you?’
Demand for ISL courses has accelerated in recent years, leading to a shortage of teachers for the language
‘Absolute disaster’: Irish Rail’s proposal for feeder service on Howth Dart line sparks local anger
Number of level crossings in north Dublin could be lowered for up to 30 minutes in any given hour, Sutton hotel meeting is told
New national train control centre facing potential €40m cost overrun
Development that originally had €148m budget could now cost €188m, report by C&AG suggests
E-scooters to be banned from public transport over battery safety fears
Prohibition on transporting the scooters on buses, trams and trains to come into effect from October
Irish Rail paid out almost €31,000 in refunds due to trains delayed by at least an hour
Operator says 99.9% of services ran without major delays as some 1,800 passengers see money returned in 18-month period
Irish Rail services on Cork, Dublin, Galway and Waterford routes to be improved this month
New timetable features additional inter-city and local services as well as changes to Dart and other commuter services
What’s happening with the expansion of Ireland’s railways?
Plans involve new 200km/h trains, more frequent services and a significant expansion of the Dart to Kildare – assuming there are no leaves on the track
The Irish Times view on Dart+ West: very slow train coming
Passengers who were entitled to free travel as infants when some of these extensions were first proposed may be eligible for free travel as pensioners by the time they finally arrive
New services, 200km/h trains and the key proposals in All-Island strategic rail review
Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan hails recommendations of study as ‘the most ambitious vision for rail in a century’
Plan for Dart extension to Maynooth gets green light
An Bord Pleanála grants permission for €1 billion Dart+ West spur 14 months after original deadline
Waiting times on some Drogheda commuter line trains to increase as frequency reduces
Changes follow public consultation which saw passengers opt for longer wait in return for trains serving Grand Canal Dock instead of ending at Connolly
Court overturns order to reinstate payments for sick Irish Rail train driver
Unnamed employee made insurance claim in 2014 after encountering mental health difficulties following a back injury
CIÉ reports first surplus in seven years amid record passenger numbers
Public transport semi-State warns of pensions ‘cloud’ despite surplus
Tens of thousands of Dublin commuters affected as long-awaited proposal to reduce fares is postponed
Dublin Commuter Zone initiative due in September will not be implemented until January at the earliest
Forty years of the Dart: ‘Dealing with the public is one of the hardest things anyone can do’
The Dart+ programme is set to expand the network and at least double commuter capacity on the existing lines which currently run from Malahide to Greystones
Travelling around Ireland by train: ‘I think the friendliness is part of the Irish spirit. I even like the blarney’
Four generations of a Wisconsin family are among tourists at Kent Station in Cork waiting to board a train to Dublin
Commuters to face delays on Dublin-Belfast Enterprise train service over coming months
Translink is set to commence major phase of works connected with new Belfast Grand Central station
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