Iarnród Éireann is to try and persuade Dart commuters to stagger their journeys during the morning rush to reduce overcrowding on trains.

Travelling by rail in Europe reminded me of what I knew, but had forgotten.

Irish Rail has begun a tendering process to acquire up to 600 electric or battery-electric powered carriages over the next decade to create the largest and greenest fleet in Irish public transport.

More timetable changes are on the cards for rail commuters today.

Fiona Rosney today told a High Court judge she suffers pain every day since the accident when she fell over and hit her head off the ground during a third class PE game of tag rugby in the primary school yard.

An Aer Lingus worker who helped smuggle illegal immigrants into the country has been jailed for four years.

A judge has granted legal aid to an Aer Lingus worker accused of helping illegal immigrants enter the country.

Two Aer Lingus workers and a Chinese national have been remanded in custody, charged with human trafficking at Dublin Airport.

The Phoenix Park Tunnel line is now open to commuters for the first time in more than a century, connecting stations between Kildare and Dublin.

Gardaí continued to question a man last night as part of a murder investigation following the death of a 37-year-old father in north Kildare.

Iarnród Éireann may feel flushed with success from its latest cost-cutting exercise, but it won’t please people who get caught short at stations where it has closed public toilets.

Train commuters have been warned of revised Saturday schedules from Cork, Limerick and Tralee to Dublin, following a multi-million euro investment by Iarnród Éireann in line improvement works.

Iarnrod Eireann train services to and from Heuston Station have returned to normal following earlier cancellations.

A woman has died after being hit by a train in Dublin overnight.

Upwards of 30,000 spectators braved the wet conditions to welcome home the victorious Kilkenny All-Ireland SHC title-winning team in the Marble city tonight.

And the winner is Killarney in Co. Kerry - for the second year running.

IRISH RAIL was accused of treating its Limerick customers as second class citizens in order to give priority to Cork passengers in a new schedule of morning services to Dublin.

Rail chiefs today sought permission to press ahead with a €2.5bn Dart Underground in Dublin with work expected to begin within two years.

THE new year is set for a freezing start with nighttime temperatures likely to fall to as low as -10C in some parts of the country.

Forecasters warned of a bitterly cold start to the New Year as flooding, ice and snow caused disruption across the country today.

Dart services in Dublin continue to be disrupted today.

Railway chiefs are on track to celebrate Dublin’s Dart system which marks its 25th anniversary in service today.

Rail users are being warned about major disruption to train services at Dublin's Heuston Station this weekend.

IARNRÓD Eireann has hiked commuter rail fares by 15% to make them closer to prices on other routes, the company said yesterday.

TRANSPORT Minister Noel Dempsey is planning to bring forward plans for an ambitious rail tunnel linking Heuston Station to St Stephen’s Green, the docklands and Pearse Street Station.

IN THE void left by silent politicians, grassroots commuter groups are forming en-masse in an effort to harness support for improved rail services and standards.

A €400m project to improve rail services between Dublin Heuston and Kildare is getting underway.

Rail chiefs predicted today that 100 million passengers would be travelling on the train network when a new underground line through the heart of Dublin opens in 2015.

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern last night pledged to push through the sweeping 10-year transport overhaul on time and within budget.

A man has died after he was struck by a train in Co Kildare.

Iarnród Éireann says plans to upgrade the Dublin - Kildare railway line are subject to securing funds from the Government.

Iarnród Éireann is reportedly planning to spend €340m developing the Dublin-Cork rail line between Heuston Station and Hazelhatch in Co Kildare.

Gardai have issued flood alerts for a number of areas in the east of the country and are advising motorists to allow extra time for journeys.