Passengers complain of 'dreadful experience' after Dublin to Cork train left stranded for hours

Irish Rail received barrage of complaints from passengers left stranded on platform in pouring rain and not arriving at their destination until the early hours of the morning

One passenger said they had had no food or drink for seven hours because of the major delay to the service.

Irish Rail was bombarded with complaints from passengers after one of its intercity services ended up taking more than seven hours, with most passengers not arriving at their destination until 2.30am.

In emails to the rail operators, members of the public wrote of being left standing in the pouring rain on a platform as they waited for another train.