This has been discussed before with Irish Rail, there isn't a business case currently to justify a 06:00 departure from Dublin, but the train ID A200 lies unused in expectation of this service running in the future.
There are plenty of trains from Mallow into Cork before 9am
Even in the good times the 07:00 service was rather quiet once past Limerick Junction, first class numbers used to be good which made it pay.
On paper a 06:00 would solve 4 problems
1. Dublin Cork arrive for a 9am start (08:30)
2. Dublin Limerick arrive for a 9am start (8:10 allowing time to get to UL, Plassey etc)
3. Limerick Cork arrive for a 9am start (08:30)
4. Charleville Cork for a 9am start (08:30)
A Charleville Cork service was tried but didn't attract the patronage required to continue
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