Ireland’s new Waterford intermodal service
Multi-national logistics operator XPO, in collaboration with the Irish national operator, has announced a second weekly intermodal service between Ballina and the Port of Waterford. The service will start in June, less than a year...Read more
Last week of Ireland’s all-island rail network consultation
Governments in Belfast and Dublin have reminded all stakeholders that the pubic consultation on the future of Ireland’s railways ends on Friday. The process will inform decisions on the shape of the railway network in...Read more
The Irish strategy for greener rail freight
A freight strategy has been published by Iarnród Éireann, the operator of the national railway network of Ireland – also known in English as Irish Rail. The document, Rail Freight 2040 Strategy, sets out the...Read more
Bringing rail back to Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland may commission a feasibility study into the long-held ambition to restore rail services to the community of Armagh. That would involve a rebuilt connection to Portadown on the main line between the provincial...Read more
Brexit backlog suspends Irish rail freight
Regular rail freight services between Dublin Port and the intermodal terminal at Ballina in the north-west of Ireland have been suspended. The extraordinary cause is a backlog of cargo in the port, which operators blame...Read more