Hurling fans to tackle €185 rail deal

IARNRÓD ÉIREANN plans to charge its customers €185 each for seats aboard its luxury executive train to this weekend’s All-Ireland final.

While thousands of Cork supporters will be scrambling today for 17,000 regular seats, the 100 passengers on the four-star service will receive a full breakfast on the trip, a match programme and an evening meal on their return. The €185 tickets are only marginally cheaper than return flights to Dublin, which are selling for around €200 from local travel agents.

But Iarnród Éireann expect seats on the luxury executive train to sell out and has defended the €185 seat price.