Security alert sparks travel chaos for rugby fans
Around 1,200 rugby fans face travel chaos tomorrow after a cross-border rail service from Belfast to Dublin was cancelled due to a dissident republican security alert.
The passengers had all booked a place on three sold-out “rugby special” trains laid on for the Ireland v Scotland Six Nations championship match at Croke Park.
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