North Cork rail commuters excluded from Leap card discounts

Workers and students from north Cork who are regular rail users into Cork City are being penalised as they cannot avail of Leap card discounts, applicable to other so-called ‘commuter’ lines in the region.

County councillors have urged Iarnród Éireann and the National Transport Authority to change the fare structure.

Cllr Gearoid Murphy won total support from colleagues on the council’s Northern Division. He said that while the inter-city Mallow–Cork line was considered part of the Cork commuter network — which includes Midleton and Cobh — it does not have the same discounted Leap card status of the other two towns.