quality advice from those fine buckos in IE.

[Colm Donoghue]

This morning, I was delayed by more than 20 minutes on a train to rosslare that said it was going to Dundalk.

This evening, I luckily decided to get the 19:15 train from Pearse.
I think the 18:15 service left at 19:13, it was a SIX car 2600 train.

THe on platform display said the second train was gonna be to DRogheds in 2 minutes( at 19:13 + 2 mins should be uncrowded and on time)
I left the crushed and delayed trian leave.
next train oulls in ... for Maynooth or out that way anyway.
I asked the IE guy on the platform what the craic was with them saying one thing and the different train showing up. he directed me to the station masters office.
who tried to fob me off with a sher the next train is goin that way. I rahter forcefully pointed out the written display said the last train was advertised to go to drogheda. This point was corroberated by the guy I met on the platform 1 side.
They told me the next train was definitely going to Drogheda. I went back across the station to see a DART pulling in.
I became nearly incandesant then and went back over to vent my fury and ask them why I was lied to. calmed down as I waas going back over as I presume they couldn't help it with the sh1te information they were getting thwmselves but decided to mention the auld low hanging mirror for the craic instead.
calmed down, I got my train home to arricve into Rush and Lusk at 8pm or nine minutes late.

where's john "fn Mercedes" Lynch when the fan gets hit i ask ya.

a public transport cahirman in a zil. says it all.


I havn't been this pissed off since I was delayed 2.75 hours on a round trip from Arklow to Dublin in '98