[28/29-6-2008]Curragh Racing Festival and Dublin -V- Westmeath

[ThomasJ]

Weekend Travel Arrangements for Curragh Racing Festival and Dublin -V- Westmeath, Croke Park by Corporate Communications


Iarnród Éireann advises customers that this weekend, Saturday 28th/Sunday 29th June is expected to be very busy with a number of special events taking place.

The following travel arrangements are advised for The Curragh Racing Festival and Dublin - v- Westmeath, Croke Park.

Intercity and Commuter

THE CURRAGH (Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June)

Passengers should take regular scheduled services to Kildare Station. A shuttle bus service will operate between Kildare and The Curragh. Tickets on Intercity services should be advance booked.

DUBLIN -v- WESTMEATH (Sunday 29th June)

Passenger from Athlone should take the 07.45hrs ex Westport (depart Athlone at 09.41hrs) and return from Heuston at 18.05hrs and 18.50hrs.

Tickets must be purchased in advance and will not be available on the day of travel.

Tickets can be purchased online here or by phoning 1850 8366 222.

Additional services will also operate between Maynooth and Dublin.
Iarnród Éireann advises all passenger to purchase their tickets in advance for all services on this busy weekend.

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/...ew&news_id=395

Any idea what the additional Maynooth Services are?

[Mark Gleeson]

Will check it out, what time is kick off in the game?

[ThomasJ]

It's 2pm throw in Mark

[Mark Gleeson]

B901: 12:00 Maynooth Connolly likely to run

There are trains penciled for 12:00, 13:00 and 14:00. Depending on throw in one or more runs

Returns are 17:10, 17:50 and 18:10 again which run is down to the throw in, expect only 1 to run this weekend

[ThomasJ]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

B901: 12:00 Maynooth Connolly likely to run

There are trains penciled for 12:00, 13:00 and 14:00. Depending on throw in one or more runs

Returns are 17:10, 17:50 and 18:10 again which run is down to the throw in, expect only 1 to run this weekend

Thanks mark.

[Thomas J Stamp]

great in theory.

Last week the 1300 from Maynooth special never turned up, for at 13.10 we were told by the station bloke that it was still in Connolly. Got the 1335, which is too late for the 14.00 throw in.

kick off.....

[Oisin88]

Originally Posted by Thomas J Stamp

great in theory.

Last week the 1300 from Maynooth special never turned up, for at 13.10 we were told by the station bloke that it was still in Connolly. Got the 1335, which is too late for the 14.00 throw in.

kick off.....

Maybe they knew that the throw in would be delayed!!!