The Dublin to Galway service has been delayed by about 45 minutes tonight.

Iarnród Éireann are engaging with industry experts with the purpose of developing an over-height vehicle detection system for a Dublin city centre rail bridge.

A Meath pensioner who is forced to travel with her disabled adult son on a train to and from Dublin every day due a lack of help for wheelchair users says the stress of the commute is wearing her out.

Rail workers have demanded extra resources to combat an epidemic of antisocial behaviour after the number of incidents recorded last year, breaking the 1,000 mark for the first time.

Semi-state companies do more than provide public-good services.

A spokesperson for Irish Rail has confirmed that it does not allow customers to use their own keep cups to purchase hot beverages on intercity trains.

There are minor delays to trains to Heuston Station, through Adamstown, after a train hit horses on line.

A new five-year contract has been signed that will see €1bn invested in the country's rail infrastructure.

Experienced rail commuters will take little comfort in the suggestion from Irish Rail that it may have to extend “pre-book only” services as trains become more over crowded.

Proposals to ban passengers from some peak-time rail services unless they have pre-booked seats have been slammed as "absolutely unacceptable" by the chair of the Dáil's transport committee.

Irish Rail has said it may have to introduce further 'pre-book only' services in the future as more people use the train.

Delays of up to 45 minutes are expected to all services into and out of Heuston Station due to overnight vandalism of signalling equipment between Newbridge and Kildare.

Irish Rail is being urged to alter its prices on some commuter lines in Co Cork following an investigation of its fares.

He was responding to a report that Irish Rail has received 105 complaints of anti-social behaviour on the Dublin-Cork line since the beginning of last year.

An anti-racism group claims that 90% of these incidents are not reported.

Irish Rail is to sharply increase its security on intercity, commuter and DART lines after receiving more than 2,000 reports of antisocial behaviour in the last two-and-a-half-years.

Iarnrod Eireann is taking steps against anti-social behaviour on DARTS in Dublin.

Hurling fans supporting the men in blue and gold have been advised that morning rail services this Sunday from Limerick/Limerick Junction and Cork to Dublin are sold out

Rail services from Dublin to Maynooth, M3, and Sligo are due to depart and operate to schedule following signalling issues caused by lightning earlier this evening.

Losses at Iarnród Éireann rose slightly last year, despite record passenger numbers which helped drive overall revenue 6% higher to €280.9m.

Irish Rail is to introduce up to 200 body cameras for staff to help combat anti-social behaviour on train and Dart services.

Irish Rail has received several complaints of harassment and abuse towards passengers on the Dublin-Westport railway line.

Irish Rail is describing an incident of alleged racial-abuse on a train as "shocking" and "upsetting".

The baby and her mum are said to be doing well.

So far in 2019, 51 incidents have occurred at level crossings, an 82% increase on the same period last year.

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.

The DART expansion is a €2bn investment under Project Ireland 2040 which will see the capacity of the rail network transformed through investment in up to 300 new carriages, according to Irish Rail.

Irish Rail is warning passengers to pre-book intercity services this weekend due to a number of concerts and sporting events.

General Secretary of the NBRU Dermot O'Leary says the problem is widespread on transport routes.

Frustrated commuters will have to wait until 2023 for new rail carriages to cater for a significant increase in passengers.

Irish Rail has plans to introduce a text alert system for passengers in the coming weeks along with the expansion of CCTV to all carriages.

Irish Rail has defended its practice of vegetation management after accusations that it committed acts of 'deliberate destruction' in cutting down trees along the train line in Co Offaly.

Irish Rail has admitted that it is concerned by the rise in anti-social behaviour on trains.

A Sunday service will operate for rail commuters today with some minor changes.

The incident briefly closed the Dart line between Connolly and Tara St while engineers have cleared the way at Amien St.

Images and videos posted on social media showed fire crews attempting to extinguish the fire as smoke billowed around the station.

Services out of Heuston Station in Dublin are resuming this evening.

There are delays of nearly an hour-and-a-half on all train services out of Heuston Station in Dublin.

There will be significant disruption to Irish Rail services for passenger this weekend.

Earlier this month, it was revealed the company planned to hire more staff to deal with the increasing number of incidents of anti-social behaviour.

Dublin’s Pearse Street and Tara Street Dart stations will be closed this weekend to facilitate ongoing work to the Victorian roof of Pearse Street station.

Irish Rail is introducing new staff onboard their trains to tackle antisocial behaviour.

Iarnród Éireann has run into difficulty with the planning authorities over repairs it carried out to a footbridge over a railway line in Co Tipperary.