There are 12 29K commuter cars devoted to Longford that could be easily be replaced with about 7 22Ks if they were freed up by Mark 4s on Cork. These cars are not suited at all for the 2 hour journey to Connolly.
Irish Rail would need to be willing to have them operate limited stops between Maynooth and Connolly which might be a bit difficult on the 615 but the earlier train should be easy enough.
It seem ludicrous to even suggest new units when there is so much relatively new stuff sitting around. But that's the way we roll in Ireland. Once the purse strings are loosened at all Irish Rail will go on another buying spree and start letting 29Ks rot.
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