Vandalised train was overcrowded, Iarnród Eireann admits

IARNRÓD EIREANN yesterday admitted it sold too many tickets for an overcrowded train that was vandalised on its return from a GAA match in Dublin over the weekend.

Vandalised train was overcrowded, Iarnród Eireann admits

Rail passengers returning to Wexford after their team’s hurling match against Kilkenny in the

Leinster final say they were packed like cattle into the train. They say they had to endure fights, windows being smashed and panels being ripped from walls as they made their way home from the match on a special train.

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