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IS YOUR COMMUTE to work becoming increasingly indistinguishable from a tin can of sardines?
Commuters travelling by train are highlighting uncomfortable journeys with carriages packed full of people. Last October, Sinn Féin TD Louise O’Reilly shared a photo of an Iarnród Éireann service she believed was “dangerously overcrowded”.
According to figures from the National Transport Authority, Iarnród Éireann services, including DART, Dublin Commuter, and Intercity routes, carried a record-breaking number of passengers last year (55m).
Many companies, including AIB and Enterprise Ireland, are enforcing back-to-the-office protocols, which may be contributing to the increase in public transport use.
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