[07/07/2013]-Bus Transfers for Limerick, Cork and Tralee services
 

Due to fire damage to signaling equipment at Limerick Junction bus transfers are in operation between Charleville & Thurles & Limerick & Thurles. 08.20 Cork-Dublin and 08.25 Limerick to Dublin have both terminated at Thurles and will operate as bus transfer to Dublin.

Bus transfers expected to operate for some time.

Bus Transfers in Operation between Limerick and Thurles
 

Twitter update:

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4865&p=116&n=237

Does that mean a train leaves at 1500, 1600 or 1530, or some other time? They could stand to make these updates much clearer.

16.00 but everything was just late as it was more likely a case of a departure whenever an inbound train arrives.

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4865&p=116&n=237

pricewatch chap on ray darcy made the very interesting point that refund vouchers are not refunds at all. for example you may be only using the train one way or are tourists ect. the only refund that is a true refund is cash.

also a point made was that IE knew people were going to be savagely delayed but put them on their merry way anyway instead of organising transfers.

Refunds to online bookings are made to the credit/debit card used

and if you dont book online?

That depends, the policy is not consistent

As I understand it you get a paper voucher sent out in the post.

still potentially useless though