There are already clear mechanisms to refuse/remove someone who is intoxicated (which now means drink or drugs). Also there are mechanisms to remove someone who is disruptive. Thats all great but its post fact
Its trivial to spot the likely lads with a slab of cans walking towards platform. What Irish Rail need is
1. Power to refuse someone who is reasonably believed by an official to represent a risk of disruption. E.g Deco and a slab of cans
2. A ban on consumption of alcohol not purchased on the train
A certain student bar in Dublin came up with a magic way to block drink being brought in. They simply made only a single type of lager and cider available anyone caught drinking anything else was ejected. Word got out and problem vanished
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