Rail works to hit Saturday services in Munster

Train commuters have been warned of revised Saturday schedules from Cork, Limerick and Tralee to Dublin, following a multi-million euro investment by Iarnród Éireann in line improvement works.

From the weekend of February 28, Iarnród Éireann is commencing a programme of line improvement works on the Dublin to Cork line, focusing on the section between Hazelhatch and Portlaoise.

The company claims that its initial investment in 2015 of €10m in line improvements will lead to higher reliability, smoother running of trains and, with other works, will lead to consistent 160kph speeds by the end of 2016 on this section.