Irish Rail considers reopening Cork station which was scene of country's worst crash 

18 people died and 70 were injured in the crash at Buttevant

The Buttevant rail crash in 1980 resulted in the deaths of 18 people.

The reopening of a Cork railway station which has been closed since the largest fatal train crash in the State’s history is on the cards.

However, pleas to open more commuter stations on the Cork-Limerick railway line nearer Cork city are likely to come to nothing, at least in the short to medium term.