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Originally Posted by James Howard
I would be of two minds about this. On the 1805 to Longford, for as long as I've been commuting there has been a group of people travelling to Mullingar in the front car who treat the train journey as an opportunity to have a couple of cans of cider and a chat with their mates. This dates back to when the venue was the bar car of the old 1810 Sligo intercity.
These guys have a nice journey every day and don't bother anybody and I would think it makes the long-haul commute a lot more bearable for them.
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Interesting perspective because I would have to disagree. I know exactly the guys you mean and I find them to often be rude and of late offensive. They practically barge anyone stood round "their pole" out of the way on old trains. Last Wednesday night, on one of the new trains, they pushed their way into the front door area, which was already full, practically standing on top of one poor man and young woman.
One of them was also being very offensive in religious terms. I am not religious at all but even I felt like punching him, if I'd been catholic I definitely would have!
If I thought Irish Rail would do anything about it, I would complain about their behaviour and request they be prevented from drinking on the train.