There was a 1st class service to Sligo about 16-odd years ago with the Mk2ds, coach had kind of pinkish purple carpeting on the floor and it might have had 2+1 seating, a beigy-burgundy colour, they were described by staff at the time as being second hand airplane seats. Fare was the standard-class fare +£5 each person each way. Never used it but I walked through the carraiges a couple of times, and they seemed smother than the standards.
I will most certainly welcome the 6 coach set to Sligo, but I fear our allocation will be poached by the need to prop up the mess on the premier lines. The very interesting business alluded to in the members section just doesn't seem to add up, but then again, this is Irish Rail so logic doesn't always play a part
