I think part of the problem is that Bus Eireann, Dublin Bus and Irish Rail all come under the CIE banner and therefore feel that they don't need to compete with each other.
Living in Donabate, there is one night link on a Friday and Saturday, leaving at 1.30. It takes approximately 80 minutes to get out there, after going through Santry, the airport, St. Margarets, Swords Manor.
It would seem that Irish Rail cite lack of demand for services and justify that because people don't turn up for them. Of course they don't if they don't exist. Even when they ran a special train after Robbie Williams, they didn't advertise it! My partner went to the concert and took a taxi home, unaware of the extra trains. If anyone has been on the 2320 ex Connolly on a Saturday night and seen the people sprinting to get onto the crowded train, they would know that that is not the case.
The passenger patterns are dictated by their services. NOT by passenger demand.
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