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you can't have it every way for the low fares.
if you want to travel to Dundalk at 5pm, you are gonna pay the rack rate( and possibly stand a lot of the way too)
Do you want the ticket seller to say "you can get a later train for a better price or go now for the normal fare"
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but why? The point I am trying to make, if we really want to encourage people out of cars this is what we need to do. I'm in Amsterdam right now. Tonight I'm deciding wheter I should visit a friend in Ledien. I'll call while I'm on the Metro home then decide wheter to get off at WTC and switch to an InterCity train. I don't have to book in advance, and I know I'll get the cheapest ticket.. even at 1800.
I take the point about special restrictions on match days or during special events, but I'm talking more about day to day usage. But on that point, as Mark says, given that most of these big events take place at the weekend, I don't see why they can't provide 30 extra sets. Why not use the communter sets from Maynooth, Dundalk etc etc. Not ideal, but would do the job in exceptional circumstances. All it takes is to have a competent rail operator, and someone with the cop-on to organise it.