comor: that occurred to me as well. An early afternoon line closure south of Lim Jcn would mean late afternoon arrivals from Cork being disrupted and this might leave Heuston short of a trainset. In turn this would mean extra stops for some trains and trains departing Heuston out of sequence.
As for observations about late running in general, the situation is (for once) well explained by the IE notice on leaf fall and its effects. Drivers will be justifiably very cautious if braking is compromised by bad rail conditions. Yesterday, even on the roads, the mush of fallen leaves was very slippy in places
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