Irish Rail loophole saw free travel pass holders reserving seats on multiple trains each day 

The board of the rail operator was told some customers were booking 'numerous seats for several trains', which was causing difficulties as some services appeared fully booked even when they were not.

Irish Rail had to shut a loophole where pensioners and other free travel pass-holders were reserving seats on multiple trains each day to give themselves flexibility over what service to actually take.

The board of the rail operator was told some customers were booking “numerous seats for several trains”, which was causing difficulties as some services appeared fully booked even when they were not.