Passenger loses €75,000 Irish Rail defamation case

By Ray Managh A Dublin-based legal assistant, who claimed she had been intimidated, scared and bullied by an Irish Rail inspector who questioned her about an invalid train ticket, has lost a €75,000 defamation case against the company and ordered to pay its costs.

A Dublin-based legal assistant, who claimed she had been intimidated, scared and bullied by an Irish Rail inspector who questioned her about an invalid train ticket, has lost a €75,000 defamation case against the company and ordered to pay its costs.

Nicola Dowd, a mother of two from The Avenue, Walshestown Park, Newbridge, Co Kildare, had alleged two inspectors on a power trip had shouted aggressively as they came at her on the Dublin-Newbridge train and defamed, embarrassed, intimidated and shamed her in front of a whole carriage.