Articles tagged ‘Irish Rail’
Manual Railroad crossing
By Seán | June 16th, 2007 |
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I didn’t think these things still existed until the other day we were driving in the country and came upon it: a little house adjacent to the railroad tracks. The gates were closed in anticipation of an oncoming train. We seemed to be waiting quite a while for the train to arrive
“They trigger the gates [...]
Eurorail for Paddy
By Seán | April 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
It’s such exciting news for European residents.
For years them bloody tourists have been able to purchase this thing called “Eurorail” wherein the holder can travel with impunity across sovereign European country lines as if all the trains were part of the same system. There were certain problems with zones (the UK didn’t participate for ages, [...]
Ireland by rail
By Seán | November 1st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
So if you’re thinking about visiting Ireland you’re probably wondering how to get around. Despite the deceptively small scale of this country, it takes quite a bit of doing to get from place to place and, if you’re headed from Dublin to another major city, you could do a lot worse than to take the [...]
Getting around by train - Galway and Limerick linked in 2008!
By Seán | September 28th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
As anyone who has visited Ireland with visions of floating all around Ireland’s green countryside in a comfortable train compartment can tell you - it doesn’t always work out that way.
Currently the train routes in Ireland, almost without exception, have a single hub: Dublin. Heading to anywhere from anywhere must involve going to [...]
Daily Dose - 28 Sept
By Seán | September 28th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
ooooo, Irish news in a DAILY DOSE!
Just about then I realised I was getting the auld DDs,
When the child of Prague began to dance around the mantlepiece . . .
Small Irish airports gateway for drug smugglers:
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Sinn Fein says rural Ireland in decline due to Irish government’s focus on uban areas:
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Go on, Paisley: talk [...]
