[12-17/06/2012] 50th International Eucharistic Congress 2012 Dublin @ RDS

[dowlingm]

ball hop duly posted

[Thomas J Stamp]

Originally Posted by dowlingm

ball hop duly posted

knew you would take the baton

Edit to add - the railway threads there are like ours from 7 years ago.

[Mark Gleeson]

Given the event on 17th June is in Croke Park its obvious why the trains on the 17th terminate at Connolly

[dowlingm]

ah, didn't know that. Mystery solved.

[Colm Moore]

Revised notice. I don't know if the other trains are booked out or cancelled.

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_offers.j...118&n=144&ci=4

50th International Eucharistic Congress 2012 Dublin - June 2012

The 50th International Eucharistic Congress takes place in the RDS, Dublin (5 minutes walk from Sandymount Dart Station) between 10th to 16th June and in Croke Park, Dublin (10 minutes walk from Connolly Station) on Sunday 17th June.

In addition to the normal train schedule every day, Iarnród Éireann is operating a number of special trains for the International Eucharistic Congress, in June 2012.


Sunday 17th June

Cobh/Midleton to Dublin Connolly- The following special will operate on behalf of the Diocese of Cloyne.The train will depart Cobh at 08.30hrs, serving Rushbrooke (08:33hrs), Carrigaloe (08:36hrs), Midleton (08:45hrs), Carrigtwohill (08:52hrs), Cork (09:20hrs), Mallow (09:42hrs), Charleville (09:57hrs) and Limerick Junction (10:19hrs) arriving in Connolly station, Dublin at 12:11hrs.The train returns from Connolly Station at 19:10hrs, serving the above stations.

Limerick to Dublin Connolly - The following special will operate on behalf of the Limerick Diocese. The train will depart Limerick at 09.25hrs, arriving in Connolly station, Dublin at 11:45hrs.The train returns from Connolly Station at 18:55hrs, direct to Limerick.

Waterford to Dublin Connolly- The following special will operate on behalf of the Dioceses of Ossary, Waterford and Lismore. The special train will depart Waterford at 09:35hrs, serving Thomastown (09:58hrs), Kilkenny (10:13hrs), Muine Bheag (10:31hrs), Carlow (10:49hrs), Athy (10:56hrs) and Kildare (11:14hrs) arriving in Connolly Station, Dublin at 11:55hrs. The train returns from Connolly Station, Dublin at 18:10hrs, serving the above stations.

Book Now for rail tickets on these special services.

[Inniskeen]

I was wondering the same thing ?

[Kilocharlie]

From Ossory Diocese web site

SPECIAL TRAIN FOR PILGRIM

The special train on Tuesday 12th is cancelled. Bookings for Sunday 17th are slow and Irish Rail are urging us to advise pilgrims to book as soon as possible.