Major tourism events see family rail ticket sales up 44%

Iarnród Éireann has announced that sales of family tickets soared in summer 2012.

During July and August, family ticket sales across Intercity, DART and Commuter were up 44% on the same period in 2011.

A total of almost 46,000 family tickets were sold, generating more than 500,000 journeys.

This continues a trend in recent years of increased family rail travel, which is up 82% since 2010.

Family rail ticket sales were also boosted by major events such as the Volvo Ocean Race and the Dublin Tall Ships Festival.