[04/07/2010] 18:00 Dublin-Cork involved in incident at Mountrath

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Whats the story sounds serious

[Mickey H]

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0704/train.html

[Mark Gleeson]

Train struck a person on the line.

[Colm Moore]

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/travel_alerts.asp?action=view&news_id=840

Line has reopened at Portarlington by Press Office

Services have resumed between Portarlington and Portlaoise following an earlier incident. Some service delays remain. Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/travel_alerts.asp?action=view&news_id=844

Line has reopened at Mountrath following earlier incident by Corporate Communications

The Line has reopened at Mountrath following earlier incident.

18:00hrs Heuston Cork will termminate at Ballybrophy.

Customers will join the 19:00hrs Heuston Cork.

All other services are operating +120mins but these delays will ease.

The special service from Limerick to Heuston at 12:00 after the Bob Dylan Concert will operate as normal

Iarnród Éireann apologises for any inconvenience caused

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0704/train.html

Delays after incident on Cork/Dublin rail line
watch Sunday, 4 July 2010 22:24

Services on the Cork/Dublin rail line were disrupted tonight following an incident near Mountrath in Co Laois.

A man was killed when he was struck by a train at around 7pm.

Rail services on the Cork/Heuston line are running approximately two hours behind. Galway, Westport, Waterford rail services are operating as normal.
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A special service running from Limerick to Heuston at midnight after the Bob Dylan Concert in Thomond Park in Limerick will operate as normal.

[Colm Moore]

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...274036313.html

Severe disruption to rail services after train hits man

A man was killed when struck by the Cork-Dublin train near Mountrath, Co Laois, last evening, causing severe disruption to train services, writes Eoghan MacConnell.

The incident involved the 6pm train from Cork to Heuston station Dublin and took place shortly before 7pm.

Emergency services were quickly on the scene and gardaí confirmed there had been a fatality but that no one else had been injured.

Iarnród Éireann said there had been significant disruption to rail services between Heuston station and Cork, Kerry and Limerick as a result of the incident.

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