[2Funki4Wheelz]

Had still not boarded as of 18:45, despite annoucement at 18:37
"IE would like to apologise for late boarding of 18:35, this is due to a technical fault. Boarding will commencing in a matter of seconds and train will depart at 18:40"
Another announcement at 18:45, again, apologies for late boarding 'There is another fault and we will provide information to passengers when available'

We gave up and went to the 19:05 Galway for Portarlington because the 18:35 goes from platform 7, it is so freezing there at night you may as well be outdoors and there was no queue, people standing everywhere. Don't know how the 18:35 fared.

Got on 19:05 - ah warmth - did not depart until 19:10 at the earliest, once we had set off driver apologised and said signalling problems. Slow all the way to Port, was asleep, not watching the clock!