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Eddie · 08-10-2010, 20:11

I would have thought that Irish rail need to be careful about imposing compulsory charges like this. Better to have a 2 euro fare and a way of paying without charges like Ryanair, Aer Lingus, Irish Ferries and Stena Line all do.

Someone with enough of a mind to could challenge this easily.

Incidentally, much as I prefer travelling by train, I have just booked a 6 euro (with no transaction fee) Friday evening flight from Dublin to Cork in November which looks like it would have cost 36 by train, plus a transaction fee, if indeed I could book more than 28 days in advance. I hope Dublin to Cork becomes demand based soon. They lost me this time.

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Eddie Really Regular Poster Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 258	I would have thought that Irish rail need to be careful about imposing compulsory charges like this. Better to have a 2 euro fare and a way of paying without charges like Ryanair, Aer Lingus, Irish Ferries and Stena Line all do. Someone with enough of a mind to could challenge this easily. Incidentally, much as I prefer travelling by train, I have just booked a 6 euro (with no transaction fee) Friday evening flight from Dublin to Cork in November which looks like it would have cost 36 by train, plus a transaction fee, if indeed I could book more than 28 days in advance. I hope Dublin to Cork becomes demand based soon. They lost me this time. Last edited by Eddie : 08-10-2010 at 20:14.