Iarnrod Éireann debt puts rail links under threat

UNION chiefs have confirmed that four rail links are under threat of closure following revelations that Iarnrod Éireann is running at a 25 million deficit.

SIPTU national industrial secretary Noel Dowling said although no decision has been made yet, bosses at CIÉ, Iarnrod Éireann's parent company, were considering a number of line closures.