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Originally Posted by on the move
It's several years now since I had to stand on an Irish train, bar the Dart.
The country reopened for business on the 26th, airports, buses, trams all running. Most shopping centres were open on the 26th and many pubs, so there was money to be made. People who wanted to use the train though, either had to use other transport or stay at home.
The national rail network is very small. Trains run across Europe on the 25th, stations are open and manned, regardless of the local economy or passenger numbers. So it isn't good enough for Irish Rail to take an extra long siesta.
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Respectively disagree. We do not have to do "everything" that Europe does or wants us to do. In this instance I think IR are correct to reduce or limit the service on certain days of the year, primarily if it is related to demand. From a business perspective it makes absolutely no sense to have more staff than customers.