Iarnród Éireann to get new carriages

Twelve new Iarnród Éireann carriages will arrive at Dublin Port from Korea today.

Twelve new Iarnród Éireann carriages will arrive at Dublin Port from Korea today.

The rolling stock is part of a €400 million investment, and services to Sligo, Mayo, Galway, Limerick, Kerry, Waterford, Rosslare, Carlow, Portlaoise and Athlone to Dublin will benefit.

"The new fleet of 183 carriages will . . . complete the process of transforming Iarnród Éireann's fleet from the oldest in the EU to the newest," said Iarnród Éireann spokesman Barry Kenny.