according to the 2021 annual report for the CIE group which show that combined pre-tax losses over the pandemic hit 2020 and 2021 total €121.2 million.

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The company has described the boost as the start of a “decade of delivery for Cork”.

The rail company has advised customers intending to travel by rail over the June Bank Holiday weekend (Friday 3rd to Monday 6th June) to book Intercity travel as soon as possible.

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan said: “Now, that we are all moving back to work or travelling around the city more after the pandemic, we want to make it even more attractive and easier for people to be able to choose public transport.

An Irish Rail spokesperson said the upgrade means they can work towards their goal of a two-hour journey between the two cities. 

SINN FÉIN'S spokesperson on transport, Darren O'Rourke, has said an increase in Garda resources is needed to crack down on antisocial behaviour on trains.

Passengers travelling on Cork trains this morning may experience some delays. Irish rail has said that due to a signalling issue, passengers in the Cork area will experience delays. They added that their engineers were on site investigating the issue.

Bus transfers will be in operation while works take place at Kent station and on tracks at a number of locations between Mallow and Cork.

THERE have been calls for a dedicated garda transport division following the revelation of details of complaints regarding open drug use and threats to passengers on the Dublin-Cork train.

Iarnród Éireann has said that demand for Intercity and Enterprise services is extremely high this weekend, and it is reminding passengers that advance booking is essential for travel.

Almost 40 incidents of antisocial behaviour have occurred on Cork train routes or stations, within a 12 month period, Irish Rail has confirmed.

THE significant investment in suburban rail in Cork will be “hugely beneficial” to those in the Cork East constituency in particular, a local TD has said. The €185.

RAIL customers have been advised to pre-book intercity tickets as Irish Rail warns that they won't be for sale at train stations.

A 43-year-old who died within days of a Covid-19 diagnosis will make his last journey through Kent Station today as colleagues line out to pay their final respects.

Irish Rail required the assistance of the Gardaí last night after a passenger onboard a train travelling from Dublin to Cork failed to comply with the new face covering legislation.

Shortly before 9am this morning, Irish Rail announced on social media that a bus transfer would operate this morning between Midleton and Cork due to a major power failure.The issue is now resolved and the train service is operating as usual. 

A total of 3. 66 million passenger journeys were recorded on the Dublin/Cork rail line in 2019, the highest ever figures recorded on the route.  This represents a 6% increase on 2018.

IRISH Rail claims to have switched to 100% recyclable tea and coffee cups but have admitted the cups cannot be recycled in Ireland following a Twitter exchange with a Cork activist.

Many Irish Rail passengers were delayed for several hours today as the 3. 30pm train to Cork suffered a mechanical fault between Thurles and Limerick Junction.

{element}In a tweet issued by Iarnród Éireann, they advised passengers traveling on later train services to expect delays following the unfortunate incident which occurred outside Limerick Junction.

This is according to Irish Rail's service report for April to June, which was released today.  The Heuston to Kent train scored 91. 2% in punctuality performance for the second quarter of the year.

The Cork to Heuston train service was delayed temporarily after a truck drove through a level crossing, damaging the barrier.

A WHEELCHAIR user has been left on trains in Cork without assistance from Irish Rail staff on several occasions in the past year.