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Problem with a 1740 stopping all stops after Naas is the 1800 Cork! 20mins headway is insufficient.
For example, the 1810 holds up the 1830 to Galway which often has to slow by the time it reaches Kildare. But the 1810, even though it skips 2 stops, takes a leisurely 43 mins to Kildare. But a 1740 would still be caught by the 1800 well before Portlaoise. Rule No 1: don't slow a Cork train!
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Will take some playing around with schedules but improvements should be possible. Limerick moves to 17.20 (10 minute gap to stopping 17.10), Galway 17.25, Waterford 17.30 and Portlaoise 17.35 (departing Newbridge by time 18.00 departures Heuston) so 20 minutes space and it should be in Portlaoise by 18.30 at latest and Cork will be 18.35 (rough etc with new speeds).
It will be tricky but it's needed, the .00 departure to Cork complicates things but be honest something IE will never change even if it was for the greater good.
There is also the option of leaving Portlaoise to Limerick only in evenings, Portarlington to Galway (some of them) and terminate at Kildare to allow Cork a clear road but the simple fact is there is demand for Nass/Newbridge/Kildare to justify there own service especially between 17-18.00 even if it's only one service per day.