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Iarnród Éireann

Yesterday
1st May 2025
tag on
Commuters need minimum of €2.50 on their Leap card to use rail services in new fare zones
19 hrs ago
10.8k
7
This week
27th April 2025 - 2nd May 2025
Iarnród Éireann
Major morning train service delays after 'issue' at level crossing near Maynooth
30 Apr
16.2k
20
This year
2025
bridge over troubled motor
Irish Rail plans 'bridge strike cameras' to reduce delays when bridges are hit
Updated 19 Mar
18.0k
21
Bank Holiday Weekend
Irish Rail to run extra services for Six Nations opener and hurling match
1 Feb
10.3k
14
train graffiti
Iarnród Éireann deploys security dogs to help tackle graffiti and vandalism of trains
15 Jan
9.7k
21
Last year
2024
train travel
Timetable changes confirmed to train services on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
30 Dec 2024
13.4k
7
Connolly Station
Ireland's busiest section of rail line closed for 'full renewal' of tracks
26 Dec 2024
29.8k
15
Dublin
Rush hour DART and commuter services delayed through city centre after vehicle strikes bridge
12 Dec 2024
14.4k
4
suspended
Signalling issue impacting DART and Northern Commuter services returns causing more delays
Updated 28 Nov 2024
23.2k
20
train travel
Rail line to close between Connolly and Grand Canal Dock over Christmas period
26 Nov 2024
18.9k
9
Iarnród Éireann unveils new DART trains to be in operation from 2026
13 Nov 2024
27.1k
27
back on track
Irish Rail reverting to its old timetable today following controversy
14 Oct 2024
13.1k
65
fixed it for you
Irish Rail to revert to old timetable from next Monday following complaints over recent changes
11 Oct 2024
9.0k
22
Transport Committee
‘Tried to put half gallon in pint glass’: Irish Rail says it ‘overstretched’ with scrapped timetable
9 Oct 2024
8.7k
26
e-scooter ban
E-scooters will return to public transport 'when it's safe to do so', Eamon Ryan says
Updated 7 Oct 2024
12.0k
5
exploding batteries
E-scooter ban on public transport will be reviewed as early as next year
5 Oct 2024
13.3k
57
Enterprise Service
Iarnród Éireann apologises for delays caused by timetable changes on northern line into Dublin
27 Sep 2024
11.7k
34
Irish Rail
New rail timetable to be amended following complaints of overcrowding, delays and late trains
11 Sep 2024
13.7k
7
All aboard
Recruitment appeal launched to hire 100 train drivers with salary reaching up to €65,000
4 Sep 2024
54.0k
61
Twin Tracks
Works to build second train track between two Cork towns to start next month
27 Aug 2024
31.3k
33
Timetable change
Lucan gets new railway station as new train services and timetables start nationally today
Extra services for Galway, Waterford, Wexford, Cobh and Midleton have been included in the new timetable.
Updated 26 Aug 2024
55.5k
72
New station
Kishoge Train Station, dormant since its construction in 2009, to open later this month
9 Aug 2024
32.9k
63
choo choo
Plans lodged to extend DART services to Drogheda in 'significant step forward'
12 Jul 2024
13.1k
49
busy weekend
Irish Rail warns most intercity services sold out ahead of packed weekend of events in Dublin
27 Jun 2024
15.4k
17
DART
DART and Commuter services 'cleared to resume' between Raheny and Connolly but knock-on delays expected
Updated 19 Jun 2024
37.9k
choo choo
Extra Belfast, Galway and Waterford train services to be added because of 'congestion'
30 May 2024
13.7k
26
Commuters
DART service not running from Killester to Connolly due to power fault
27 May 2024
10.0k
29
On your bike
Leinster Rugby fans warned to find alternative transport as stretch of Dart line closes for works
4 May 2024
18.4k
36
All aboard
‘The envy of Europe’?: Step inside Irish Rail’s new battery-electric Dart trains
The Journal visited the site of the Polish factory where the new Dart trains are being produced – take a look.
Lauren Boland
Lauren Boland reports from Poland
29 Apr 2024
58.5k
47
Enterprise Service
Dublin-Belfast train route to get EU funding of €165m and reduced journey time of under two hours
9 Apr 2024
11.2k
28
Trolley Service
Irish Rail is 'in the market' to restore dining service on all routes - but it'll come down to cost
24 Jan 2024
14.4k
31
Iarnród Éireann
E-tickets will be available on all intercity trains from Tuesday
20 Jan 2024
31.3k
46
All time
safe travels
Travelling this Christmas? Here's what public transport will look like over the coming days
23 Dec 2023
10.8k
15
Derailed
Strikes by Northern Ireland’s bus and rail service Translink to impact Dublin to Belfast trains
14 Dec 2023
6.2k
4
Irish Rail
New Iarnród Éireann timetable to include ‘fastest scheduled service’ between Cork and Dublin
4 Dec 2023
22.7k
30
Irish Rail
Sharp rise in anti-social behaviour on trains in last three months
24 Aug 2023
19.3k
71
Bank Holiday travel
Iarnród Éireann announces revised bank holiday services
5 Aug 2023
17.0k
18
National Transport Authority
6% of Irish Rail passengers travelled without a valid ticket last year
30 Jul 2023
20.3k
48
Iarnród Éireann
Intercity trains to and from Heuston face 'serious disruption' after 'tragic incident'
18 Jul 2023
72.0k
48
Disruption
Irish Rail says delays on services 'beginning to ease' following signalling issue
Updated 8 Jun 2023
22.7k
25
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