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Rail Disruption

Disruptions to trains on Dublin-Sligo line after fire

IRISH RAIL HAS SAID this evening that bus transfers are in operation between Longford and Dromod after a fire beside the line earlier today. The company tweeted: “Fire extinguished, assessing damage to lineside cabling”. Services on the Sligo to Dublin line have been delayed as a result.

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