Irish Rail pays out almost €17,000 to passengers for late trains

Irish Rail Intercity train at Kent Station, Cork. So far this year, services on the Midleton rail service in Cork have operated with 100% punctuality.

More than 260 Irish Rail services have been at least an hour late during the past two years.

Figures from Iarnród Éireann reveal that 237 trains were at least 60 minutes behind schedule, while 28 were more than 120 minutes late.