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Irish Rail

Last year
2025
Irish Rail is clamping down on listening to music out loud (you could get a €100 fine)
Train line re-opens between Malahide and Skerries but delays and route alterations expected
Train staff herd a cow and horse from rail lines after service delays
Ireland's newest DART station is opening next month
A new train station is being planned for Cabra
Plan to expand DART to Kildare and Meath gets go-ahead after legal challenges dropped
CART Bai: Ireland's second city is getting its own electrified rail line
Delays expected as services through Clonsilla resume after horses removed from line
DART services resume with 'ongoing delays’ after overhead electrical line issues
Irish Rail releases footage of level crossing crashes and near-misses as part of safety appeal
Significant delays to train services through Dublin city centre after vehicle strikes bridge
Rail line closed between Connolly Station and Dún Laoghaire for June bank holiday weekend
Iarnród Éireann is replacing some of its 50-year old freight wagons with stronger and faster ones
Commuters need minimum of €2.50 on their Leap card to use rail services in new fare zones
Major morning train service delays after 'issue' at level crossing near Maynooth
Irish Rail plans 'bridge strike cameras' to reduce delays when bridges are hit
Irish Rail to run extra services for Six Nations opener and hurling match
Some bus and rail services resume, but many operators warn of ongoing disruption
Gardaí believe man arrested at Connolly Station intended to sell decommissioned gun in Dublin
The man has since been released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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Timetable changes confirmed to train services on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
Ireland's busiest section of rail line closed for 'full renewal' of tracks
Buses cancelled, ferry services disrupted: How Storm Darragh will impact transport
Signalling issue impacting DART and Northern Commuter services returns causing more delays
Rail line to close between Connolly and Grand Canal Dock over Christmas period
Iarnród Éireann unveils new DART trains to be in operation from 2026
Irish Rail reverting to its old timetable today following controversy
Irish Rail to revert to old timetable from next Monday following complaints over recent changes
‘Tried to put half gallon in pint glass’: Irish Rail says it ‘overstretched’ with scrapped timetable
E-scooters will return to public transport 'when it's safe to do so', Eamon Ryan says
E-scooter ban on public transport will be reviewed as early as next year
Irish Rail scraps new timetable after changes caused havoc for Dublin commuters
Iarnród Éireann apologises for delays caused by timetable changes on northern line into Dublin
Irish Rail to be called before Transport Committee over delays caused by new timetable
New rail timetable to be amended following complaints of overcrowding, delays and late trains
Recruitment appeal launched to hire 100 train drivers with salary reaching up to €65,000
Works to build second train track between two Cork towns to start next month
Kishoge Train Station, dormant since its construction in 2009, to open later this month
Ryanair passengers advised to arrive early and NCTs disrupted due to global IT outage
Plans lodged to extend DART services to Drogheda in 'significant step forward'
Irish Rail warns most intercity services sold out ahead of packed weekend of events in Dublin