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Fog falls on busy roads as Christmas wind-down begins
Weather alert in place as major roads out of Dublin and other cities see heavy traffic
Security on transport has increased but passengers still feel ignored
More than 60 Dart passengers every month alert security about antisocial behaviour, sexual harassment and racism
Train services disrupted for coastal defence works on Bray Head
Bus transfers in place on bank holiday Monday for Dart, Rosslare service passengers
Irish Rail overcrowding: ‘Pre-book only’ trains unacceptable, says TD
Irish Rail may restrict peak services to pre-booked passengers to reduce overcrowding
Irish Rail customers face two more years of overcrowding
State company said it is ‘urgently’ seeking new trains after years of underfunding
Train in vain: On the overcrowded sardine can from Westport
At the height of the tourism season, is it too much to ask Irish Rail to add more carriages?
Calls for fully accessible train platforms across rail network
Wheelchair users upset and exhausted by constant breakdown of lifts at train stations
How does Ireland’s public transport compare with other countries’?
We compare our transport network with that of other EU states on price and facilities
Irish Rail: Was communications breakdown bigger than the mechanical one?
Major signal fault left a yawning information chasm for passengers, writes Jennifer O’Connell
Extra gardaí on trains to tackle rise in antisocial behaviour
Minister for Transport Shane Ross said to be ‘concerned’ and taking issue ‘very seriously’
Irish Rail denies claims of ‘wanton hedgerow destruction’
Greens’ Pippa Hackett had said firm engaged in ‘catastrophic’ removal of hedges and trees
Irish Rail release ‘terrifying’ footage of lorry striking railway bridge
Mechanical digger falls off lorry into lane of oncoming traffic on Dublin’s Amiens Street
Hamish the Irish Rail dog reunited with family after online appeal
Dog – whose real name is Tyson – found on morning train from Sallins on Wednesday
Dart drivers may withdraw services due to antisocial behaviour
Drivers consider not operating northside services on Friday evenings and at weekends
Four arrests after fight breaks out on Westport-Dublin train
Irish Rail passes CCTV footage of incident, which began after Tullamore stop, to gardaí
Protests as Irish Rail rolls out Dart accessibility improvements
Disability campaigners say no prior notice should be necessary for train travel
Sardines packed into a syringe: The Dart at peak time
I’m relieved the rail strike is suspended. Until I get to the station and face the rush-hour Dart
‘That’s my seat’: Taking issue with Irish Rail’s reservation signage
Regular user ponders lack of ‘reliable system’ so passengers can avoid taking reserved seats
Pricewatch: Your consumer queries answered
Irish Rail is left unmoved by our readers’ stories of rail rage
Bus strike: Taoiseach calls on both sides to go back to WRC
Companies given ‘absolutely no notice’ of picketing, which NBRU says it did not sanction
Thousands of rail users in Cork disrupted by unofficial picket
Rail staff at Kent and Mallow station have refused to pass unofficial picket lines
Kerry-Dublin train delayed after apparently drunk man became abusive
North Kerry man removed by gardaí after he refused to leave train
Irish Rail ‘moving the goalposts’ in work talks, says union
Irish Rail train drivers want working week hours to be cut from 43 hours to 35 hours
Flooded railway track to reopen despite locals’ concerns
Iarnród Éireann’s Ennis to Limerick line has been closed since last winter’s storms
NBRU warns Irish Rail to be careful about taking legal action
‘Industrial relations should never play out in legal arena,’ says National Bus and Rail Union
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices