Actually NIR can issue a ticket to any destination, as the price is based on distance bands, the stations at the band edges are programmed in
Fare to the border, then an add on by distance from there
So a return to Blackrock from Belfast is going to be the same price as Dun Laoghaire so they issue Dun Laoghaire (that said Dun Laoghaire is actually hardcoded in since its considered an NIR station on the system - see the 1950 transport act)
The IE crouzet system can cope will all NIR destinations but applies the same calculation logic with the fares, the S&B TVM's are also programmed at Enterprise stations for all NIR destinations.
Based on European experiences we have one of the most integrated cross border fare systems, it is unheard of to be able to through ticket any to any
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