IRISH RAIL HAD to take a train out of service after it was used as part of a chartered trip by some students from DCU.
A spokesperson for Iarnród Éireann said that the society event the train had been used for had resulted in “vomit and other fluids” being left throughout the train.
The train hired out took around 300 students from Dublin down to Galway city for a night out on Monday.
Iarnród Éireann went on to say that the train required a deep cleaning after the incident and was unavailable all day Tuesday.
The spokesperson also said that five out of the train’s six toilets had been in service when it departed Dublin, and that one of them had gone out of service on the way to Galway.
The story originally appeared in DCU student newspaper The College View.
Speaking to the publication, president of the student’s union in DCU Kim Sweeney said: “When we got off in Galway all the stewards cleaned up the train and any bottles left around… they were actually complimented by, I don’t know if it was the train security or.. but they were complimented for cleaning up in Galway.”
A similar event scheduled for next week has been cancelled by Irish Rail.
Their spokesperson also said that it regularly takes charters from Trinity College Dublin and that there have never been issues with those groups.
The issue was discussed earlier today on RTÉ’s Liveline programme with Joe Duffy.
Appearing was Sam O’Neill from Carbon Nightclub in Galway where the students had been on their night out.
He said that he was “surprised to hear the comments from Iarnród Éireann today”.
Speaking about the students’ behaviour, he said: “Everyone was fine. They were all in good spirits and well behaved.”
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