Iarnród Éireann threatens teens with conviction

IARNRÓD ÉIREANN has threatened two teenagers with a criminal conviction for fare evasion after a “mistake” over student travel cards.

National Rail Users Ireland, the lobby group which represents rail passengers, criticised the company’s heavy-handed approach and called last night for the establishment of an independent appeals body to hear such cases.

Chris Bohane, 18, and his friend Tara McCarthy, 18, from Cork, were fined €100 for travelling on a student ticket with what they thought were valid student cards.