Something feels missing: Bring back the trolley service on every train journey

Most railway routes in Ireland have not had a trolley service since the pandemic. Jenny McEntegart bemoans the lack of a cuppa and sandwich on train journeys

Lap of luxury: A glossy brochure image of Irish railway travel in the 1970s. Many trains do not even have a trolley service today

Sitting on the train from Westport to Athlone recently, disheveled from the scramble to make it to the station on time — in the rain, of course — I was parched.

Westport station is modest: It has no shop, no vending machine, and no chance to grab a drink.