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Updated, 08:56
IRISH RAIL is advising passengers that services in and out of Heuston Station in Dublin will face significant delays this morning as a result of overnight vandalism as well as the heavy rain.
It is understood that signalling cables were stolen from an area on the line between Kildare and Newbridge overnight.
The damage has now been repaired, but delays will continue for some time until the backlog of services has been cleared.
The overnight heavy rain has also contributed to delays on many lines in and out of the capital.
Services in and out of Heuston are likely to experience delays of between 30 and 50 minutes, with delays fluctuating for individual routes, for some time this morning.
Passengers can access live updates of expected delays through the appropriate page on the Irish Rail website.
A spokeswoman for Irish Rail said engineers were working to resolve the problems but that the delays were expected to continue for the rest of the morning.
It is understood that Gardaí are investigating the circumstances of the disruption.
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Start of the summer holidays do parents not check to see what there brats are up to.
It’s highly unlikely that this was the work of children or teenagers.
You can make a lot of money selling cables and metal to scrap merchants. Much more likely that it’s the same people who steal sculptures and gates around the country to sell on as scrap metal.
More random violence in the city! Seems to get worse by the day.
It was actually between Kildare and newbridge station but I know what you mean
Must be near the full moon… Irish people tend to go crackers around then
I think ye have misread this article. It’s to do with signalling cable be vandalised. Stolen more than likely for its copper and metal contents. Depending on the length involved, a large role of the stuff could fetch up to €10,000 in the recycling industry. It’s propably on a bonfire now having the protective layer burned off to expose the metals within. There isn’t one mention of violence, (unless the poor cable got held up at knife point!)
Might be worth mentioning that inbound services are also heavily affected!
Thanks Jen – we were told originally that it was only outbound services but we see now that it’s obviously both directions!
God help anyone heading up for a job interview or a major meeting.. Poor things!
Crazy, they are stopping people going to work to pay their taxes to pay their dole………
waterford-heuston has been stuck in.kildare for over an hour-catering now giving out free tea and coffee!
Joan F. It’s in Kildare. Move vandals in Kildare maybe ?
Don’t really matter where it is, violence is in the increase in this country and needs to be dealt with. There were some serious random attacks in Dublin over the weekend, it’s shocking really!
Joan, the price off bananas are at an all time high in outer Mongolia. Completely irrelevant to this particular topic, but worth mentioning also!
It’s been a bad week for Irish rail arriving on time this week. The vandalism seems to relate to sign cable which I presume is metal and therefore robbed.
Fook sake lads, more comments deleted?….. Even Stevie Wonder knows who stole this copper!
Yep, they are getting a bit heavy handed with the delete button, maybe it’s time to move on.
Is it the….foreigners/the travellers/the dubs/the English/the Germans/the politicians? Who else can we blame?
Folks, with respect, we’re not trying to be difficult or stifle discussion – but bear in mind that we, and not you, are legally responsible for anything a commenter says on the site, and some of what was being posted here was libellous, plain and simple.
Interfering with this equipment,is it potentially dangerous?not for the worthless thieves but commuters and staff.
Why are all the comments on this thread deleted??? Ah, Thats right ‘Journal Comments Section Rule No. 1′ , Don’t mention the Elephant in the room! ………………………
There are certain authors who love removing comments, it’s a forum for dicussion as long as you stick within the censorship guidelines…….
The main issue is flooding. The government has not learnt It’s lesson from 3 years ago. Its hard to police trainlines in the country.
Gavin , surely you can have a disclaimer notice on your site ?? Like what’s attached to the end of some company’s emails.
Michelle – We do, there’s a link to the comments policy at the bottom of every page. :)
Michelle,
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The person who posts the comment and The Jounal are both liable for what is posted on the site, but The Journal is more vulnerable to legal proceedings and even simply to being identified.
Not on this page/iPhone app! :)
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