IT'S A RAIL PROBLEM..

150 assaults on staff & passengers

- BY KEN FOXE

NEARLY 150 attacks on passengers and staff were reported last year to Irish Rail including one alleged sexual assault on a train.

The incidents were among over 1,500 cases of anti-social behaviour or criminal activity on trains or in stations during 2024.

This included a number of hate speech episodes including a case of racial abuse on a service from Dublin to Waterford and a “hate incident” on board another intercity service.

In May, a customer alleged they were the victim of a sexual assault while travelling on the Dublin to Cork route, according to data released by Irish Rail.