21:00 Dub Cork - the last chance saloon to get home for the weary commuters of Portarlington & Portlaoise, and Cork people.
It
never boards until about 20:50, despite the fact it sits there from at least 20:15. And it's freezing in Heuston at night.
But a big wave to the entertaining guy practising his juggling in the station tonight, it made the wait more bearable.
Also, I had to explain to a poor guy that the purple 'Reserved Seats - Do Not Occupy' stickers above all the seats doesn't actually mean anything unless there's a glowing orange name above them or a scrap of paper.
It was nice too to see some really scruffy orange jackets lounging around in the seats in 1st class as we boarded, I'm sure it made the 3
people glad they'd forked out extra.