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Updated at 1pm
OVER 9 MILLION JOURNEYS were made on Irish Rail from January to March 2015.
This represents a 3.8% increase on the same period last year.
Increases of 2.1% and 2.2% were recorded for Intercity and Commuter respectively, while growth on DART services jumped by 6.1% on the first three months of the previous year.
Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann) said the increase in passenger numbers is as a result of a number of factors including:
The company has increased capacity on a number of services to meet the growth in demand, and has been operating additional services to supplement Intercity demand, including a new Friday evening service from Dublin to Waterford in recent weeks.
More frequent DARTs
Irish Rail said it is working with the National Transport Authority to increase the frequency of DART services in 2016, as growth is forecast to continue.
Plans to increase the core frequency of DART services from every 15 minutes to every 10 minutes are already underway.
In 2014, there was an increase of 1.1 million journeys (2.9%) on 2013 – to 37.8 million journeys.
A spokesperson for Irish Rail said “the continuing and accelerating growth in demand for our services is very welcome for Iarnród Éireann and the wider economy”.
We are already looking at continued growth forecasts to ensure we develop our services to meet the growth in demand we are experiencing, with a particular emphasis on increased DART frequency.
“The increases in demand underline the role high capacity public transport will play in meeting the challenges of economic growth, to ensure we avoid congestion and build a sustainable future.”
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After going out to do a days work you expect to return home to your family……….
One of the most dangerous calls a police officer can respond to is a domestic incident. When police arrive they are dealing with two emotionally charged individuals. They then have to step in and try to restore peace or separate them. The police can then have both people turn on them. Sad to hear this incident end so tragically.
@Wingah Boffah: definitely and according to article was regular arguments at address they probably so used to calling and no trouble towards them that guard was down and didn’t expect it very sad and a domestic not like crime the centenary and to kill 2 officers over it
Why is so many articles having comments closed..charities missing funds?senior Garda death?etc,,,
@Tomas: Because the Journal is pro-government?
@Paul Culligan: thejournal are pro Leo not pro-fine gael.
@Tomas:
The risk of people being libelled with regard to the Oxfam scandal and respect for the family of the garda who died in Ballymun because it was probably suicide.
@Tomas: It’s a business and they have no financial incentive to host potentially libelous comments since those unhappy with it will just moan about it for a bit rather than actually stop visiting.
@Rochelle: They have no problem when it comes to SF stories, I’d say its almost encouraged on this site.
@Ciarán Masterson: I suppose there worried about there also worried about Kinahan investments in hotels,
Journal.ie…..open for comment? How thoughtful but you’re good at double standard
@Thosj Carroll: out of interest; do you want this comment section closed, or the other one opened? Can you really not see the difference between the two situations?
@Karen Wellington: I don’t need your lecture and I can look after myself ok
@Thosj Carroll: you could answer her question. She didn’t actually lecture you, she asked you two simple questions. Learn the difference or people might think you’re a little simple
@Ohhh_reeally: Ohhhhhhhhhj really……
Just another day in america.
@cp: yepp 400 million guns under their beds anyone can get one..i bet many americans would buy hand grenades for home security if they were allowed..
I wonder if the police officers had been lucky enough to shoot him first would the black lives matter brigade be out? America is a dangerous place for police officers.
@Michael Mclaughlin: Exactly
@Michael Mclaughlin: not if he had a gun which he clearly did. I wonder if he was white would you be even mentioning his race.
@Deborah Behan: if he were white, black lives matter wouldn’t give a s€?!.
@Michael Mclaughlin: guess what? He’s not white and they don’t give a shit. So what’s your point?
How would a wife-beater with a gun get the drop on two long-serving American cops?
Why didn’t Columbus PD sent a SWAT unit to the scene instead?
@Ciarán Masterson: Good question but SWAT unit doesn’t deal with domestic incident in first place. They deal with manhunt, terrorism, hijack….
@Thosj Carroll:
Agreed.
I was looking at the incident from an Irish point-of-view. Of course, most domestic violence fatalities in Ireland and the UK don’t involve the use of a firearm because of stricter gun law.
@Ciarán Masterson: “how would he get the drop”? Easy really, shoot them as the walk to the door is one way. There are several other ways but you’re probably too experienced in this type of situation for anyone to teach you.
@Ohhh_reeally:
Surely, American cops approaching a possibly violent situation take shelter beside the door and then burst in with their guns aiming outwards (Well, that’s what I see in “Blue Bloods”…Just saying!).
@Ciarán Masterson: ya. Hard to believe you’re an adult
For all the criticism of trump at least he has the constitution to publicly support his emergency services. Here they are used as political footballs
It’s crazy that this man who has multiple convictions for domestic abuse is still legally able to carry on his person a gun at all times! Crazy!
@Deborah Behan: Where did you get that he was allowed to legally hold a firearm from?
@Griff: well unless the police weren’t enforcing the law he was legally allowed to.
@Dave O Keeffe: Lack of enforcement doesn’t make a law void.
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