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Originally Posted by karlr42
Nobody should have to work on the 25th/26th. Two days off a year is not much to ask.
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Is there going to be service on New Years? If not we're down another day.
EDIT: it seems there will be some service, though not on the Nenagh or Clonmel branches.
As for Christmas/Stephens Day - a
total shutdown on Stephens Day is a bit much. There should be AM/PM peak commuter service running at weekend levels for those who have to work plus a limited service for those who need to visit relations or whatever but have had to give up running a car because of financial circumstances or who don't want to drink and drive. Heuston trains could be one departure an hour of 2 x 22Ks with trains splitting en route so that Cork gets one service per two hours and Tralee/Limerick/Galway/Westport/Waterford one per three/four.
While Ireland might not be multicultural the way UK and US cities are, the reality is that there is a growing population who pay their taxes like everyone else and who are totally discommoded not just for one day but in the case of the rail system for two full days in a row. Meanwhile Aircoach ran
a near-normal schedule last year.