Games expose train shortage

IARNRÓD ÉIREANN admitted yesterday that it did not have enough trains to deal with the demand for tickets from GAA fans travelling to Dublin for two All-Ireland hurling semi-finals at the weekend.

A spokesman said there would be no overcrowding problem because all tickets for the four extra special trains being put on for the games on Saturday and Sunday have been sold. “We are putting on one extra train from Cork and from Wexford for Saturday’s match and we are also controlling the capacity on the regular services on these routes.”

Two extra trains have also been put on for Sunday’s match between Tipperary and Kilkenny and all tickets have been pre-sold to avoid the extreme overcrowding that occurred on the Wexford train three weeks ago.