Irish Rail loses out as hurling fans book the bus

Irish Rail will suffer yet another significant financial loss this weekend if talks on staff pay cuts do not quickly yield a solution which averts the upcoming strike action.

Tipperary and Kilkenny hurling fans, who would normally have flocked onto the trains in their thousands for this Sunday’s All-Ireland final, are already making other arrangements to get to the match, just in case the talks between Irish Rail and its unions fail.

Seán Nugent, chairman of the Tipperary County Board, said private bus companies are already arranging services to Dublin and advertising to fans on the local radio stations.