By the letter of the law there is no need for that announcement, trust me when you hear it 10 times in less than 10 minutes you will get rather frustrated. There has been as long as I can remember a staffed barrier and Pearse, Tara, Connolly and Bray. No where does the pa say retain your ticket for inspection when leaving the station
- There have been clear notices in Heuston concerning the exit gates for months
- Passenger groups in Kildare have known for over 2 years that the gates where coming
- There are notices at stations served by Heuston
- There is a notice on the Irish Rail website
- Large scale manual ticket checks in Heuston have been fairly common in the last 2 years
The problem in Heuston is the software glitches which end up refusing a large range of valid tickets combined with poorly trained staff who don't understand which tickets are valid