IE used the sister company's figures. That's interesting. How did they calculate Dublin-Mallow/Charleville/Limerick Junction and Thurles demand - since BE does not seem to serve Thurles at all for one thing!
I wonder how many people are like my missus who will grudgingly travel by rail but is very resistant to the bus - especially
since this happened. (okay, maybe risk of decapitation isn't top of everyone's why I won't travel by bus reasons)
I'd be interested to know to what extent the system was "shut down" over the period or whether the signalling system etc. was online because it was too much hassle to restart.
One also has to ask whether people like the rugby authorities bear any responsibility when they schedule events during periods of low public transport provision.