Irish Examiner view: Above and beyond the call of duty

Iarnród Éireann employee's actions demonstrate that public service need not be an abstract concept

Three female students stranded at Colbert Station in Limerick were driven to Killarney by an Iarnród Éireann employee. File picture: Kieran Clancy

A quick sketch of the events at Colbert Station in Limerick last Tuesday evening is more reminiscent of a movie pitch being made to a Hollywood executive than a straight news report.

Three female students were hoping to make a connection at Limerick Junction to take them on to Killarney when they learned that signalling issues meant they would miss their connection to the Kerry town, where one of their mothers was waiting for them.