There has never been an evening on the 18.05 that there has been nobody standing leaving Connolly and as the first stop is Maynooth (too far to stand whether you going to Maynooth or Sligo in my opinion) this is far from ideal. I am incensed that IE's official view seems to be stand to Maynooth sure you'll get a seat eventually and you should be glad of it, we could make you stand all the way if we really wanted to - a la the 8.53 from Mullingar to Dublin used to be! It's attitudes like this that really make it so frustrating for daily commuters.
There is also the issue of 'keeping seats' - night after night you see people sitting on the outside seat holding a seat for their buddy who is 'in the loo' or 'is just out on the platform' and I have to say women are the worst offenders at this particular practice. Perhaps there could be some signs put up and or daily announcements by drivers to remind people it's unfair to keep seats while people stand. I challenged a woman once and she told me to show her the sign that said it was against the rules to hold a seat. As for tha amount of suitcases and bags that occupy seats sure if they are paying for the 2 seats (sarcasm intended) then IE must be raking in the cash altogether.
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