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Update on RTE Website:

http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0522/rail.html

Cork rail services disrupted
Thursday, 22 May 2008 16:04
Train services between Dublin and Cork have been cancelled because of a dispute between Iarnród Éireann and its train drivers.

Iarnród Éireann said drivers have refused to work their rosters, after one of them refused to facilitate training of new drivers.

The company has cancelled six Dublin to Cork services and five Cork to Dublin services.

Cork commuter services to Cobh and Mallow are also not operating.

Iarnród Éireann said it was trying to provide bus services for customers on affected services.

Iarnród Éireann spokesman Barry Kenny says the company is pessimistic about the dispute being resolved in the short term and services are likely to be affected again tomorrow.

Services not operating today:

- 11.00hrs Heuston to Cork
- 13.30hrs Cork to Heuston
- 14.30hrs Cork to Heuston
- 15.30hrs Cork to Heuston
- 16.30hrs Cork to Heuston
- 17.30hrs Cork to Heuston
- 18.00hrs Heuston to Cork
- 18.30hrs Heuston to Cork
- 19.00hrs Heuston to Cork
- 20.00hrs Heuston to Cork
- 21.00hrs Heuston to Cork
- Cork commuter services (Cork/Cobh, Cork/Mallow)

Iarnród Éireann is hoping to provide bus transfers for customers on affected services.

The following services are expected to operate, to and from Mallow only with bus transfers between Mallow and Cork:
- 14.00hrs
- 15.00hrs
- 16.00hrs
- 17.00hrs

Heuston to Cork services:
18.30hrs
19.30hrs

Cork to Heuston services:
20.30hrs

All other rail services on other routes are unaffected.
Full updated service information will be updated on the Iarnród Éireann website.

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