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Iarnrod Éireann Pets Policy

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    #62
    daenerysstormborn3
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    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    Allowed on bus by discretion. Not allowed on dart at all.

    okay so i guess i was seeing things everytime i saw a dog on the dart....


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    #63
    Judgement Day
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    God be with the days of an A-class diesel hauling a rake of laminateds and Cravens - there was room for everything back then - mail., parcels, chickens, ducks and dogs! Bring back steam (heating) and black and orange carriages. :D
    Sorry just came back here for some light relief after a Headshop thread!


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    #64
    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,278 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    pixiebean22, I think at this stage that you need to get a formal answer from Irish Rail.

    It is probably not unreasonable for them to deny boarding to such a large dog.

    So, I think its going to be your boyfriend will be doing the travelling, unless you can get a suitable lift (such a large dog is probably a hazard in most cars as it would be difficult to restrain).
    Judgement Day wrote: »
    mail
    It wasn't mail. It was a bullock in a mail bag. Or so the story goes after official freight was removed from the Harcourt Street line.


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    #65
    Ham'nd'egger
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    pixiebean22 wrote: »
    well the fact that my dog was on the dart begs to differ.... and i have been on the dart plenty of times and seen plenty of people with dogs, not just guide dogs

    Chances are you probably walked on the DART with Henry dog and nobody said boo to you; not shocking with a 5 foot dog at your shoulder:D

    Personally I don't mind the idea of a dog on a train or bus but not every dog is going to be friendly and placid and certainly not every passenger would be keep on a dog close to them for their own reasons.


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    #66
    daenerysstormborn3
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    Hamndegger wrote: »
    Chances are you probably walked on the DART with Henry dog and nobody said boo to you; not shocking with a 5 foot dog at your shoulder:D

    Personally I don't mind the idea of a dog on a train or bus but not every dog is going to be friendly and placid and certainly not every passenger would be keep on a dog close to them for their own reasons.


    nope, i walked into pearse st station and asked three different fellows in their high vis and they said it was no problem, just keep him under control. I would hardly just walk on and then run the risk of not being able to get back on the dart on the way home and be stranded.


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    #67
    csd
    Registered Users Posts: 260 ✭✭csd


    Email customerrelations@irishrail.ie and ask them to state it definitively. Something like:
    The IE Conditions of Carriage state that large dogs can only be conveyed in the Guards Van of a train. Most InterCity services are now operated by 22000 Class DMUs, which do not have a Guards Van. Does this mean that IE will refuse to carry dogs on these services?

    I'm going to do the same thing, as I'd had the same question. Let's see what answers we get!

    /csd


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    #68
    parsi
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    Judgement Day wrote: »
    IE exists today to provide employment for those unemployable in the private sector - the public/parcels/pets are regarded as a nuisance.

    It also exists to allow metrosexual muppets write long posts (when they come in from their IRRS meeting) about why the line from Ballymcwards to Kilboggelly should be reopened by IE and how it would only cost 2/6 per furlong to do so, and if you get each passenger to pay £1 2s 3d then the line will pay for itself after 87 years (assuming that there isn't any maintenance).

    Unfortunately sometimes they break free and manage to persuade the Politicos...


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    #69
    Judgement Day
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    parsi wrote: »
    It also exists to allow metrosexual muppets write long posts (when they come in from their IRRS meeting) about why the line from Ballymcwards to Kilboggelly should be reopened by IE and how it would only cost 2/6 per furlong to do so, and if you get each passenger to pay £1 2s 3d then the line will pay for itself after 87 years (assuming that there isn't any maintenance).

    Unfortunately sometimes they break free and manage to persuade the Politicos...

    Careful now don't mention the WRC.....oops I feel a ban coming on! :D


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    #70
    sameoldname
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    pixiebean22 wrote: »
    It's like the way i feel about children, i don't want to have to look/listen to them at any time.

    I love you... :D


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    #71
    daenerysstormborn3
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    csd wrote: »
    Email customerrelations@irishrail.ie and ask them to state it definitively. Something like:



    I'm going to do the same thing, as I'd had the same question. Let's see what answers we get!

    /csd

    I have e-mailed Irish Rail at every e-mail address I can find for them numerous times since the beginning of January and have never gotten a reply, let alone acknowledgment of my e-mail.


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    #72
    daenerysstormborn3
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    sameoldname wrote: »
    I love you... :D

    Aw ta, unfortunately, it's common practice to allow kids in public places without restraints... go figure


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    #73
    Judgement Day
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    pixiebean22 wrote: »
    I have e-mailed Irish Rail at every e-mail address I can find for them numerous times since the beginning of January and have never gotten a reply, let alone acknowledgment of my e-mail.

    As I am tired of saying if you want action write/email the organ grinder not his monkey:

    Dick Fearn,
    CEO Irish Rail,
    Connolly Station,
    Dublin.1.

    You will get a reply but it may take a while. :)


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    #74
    daenerysstormborn3
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    Judgement Day wrote: »
    As I am tired of saying if you want action write/email the organ grinder not his monkey:

    Dick Fearn,
    CEO Irish Rail,
    Connolly Station,
    Dublin.1.

    You will get a reply but it may take a while. :)

    I think you are just tired in general, as that is the first time you have posted something useful. Thanks.


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    #75
    enda1
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    Judgement Day wrote: »
    God be with the days of an A-class diesel hauling a rake of laminateds and Cravens - there was room for everything back then - mail., parcels, chickens, ducks and dogs! Bring back steam (heating) and black and orange carriages. :D
    Sorry just came back here for some light relief after a Headshop thread!

    Bringing back memories now. I loved the look of the black and orange, especially since I'm a Cats fan!


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    #76
    Solair
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    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    the new 22ks (DMUs) mean there is generally no gaurds van anymore.
    Is Kilkenny served by the Mk4 that run the cork line? If not then you are out of luck unfortunitly.

    Someone more knowledgable should be along soon to confirm Mk4 or 22k I'd imagine

    The Cork MK4 trains serve Dublin-Cork route only and never leave the Cork-Dublin line.

    If you were going anywhere other than Dublin-Cork or an intermediate station served by the Cork-Dublin train directly, you're out of luck!

    All other routes, except Belfast are served by Intercity Railcars which have no luggage vans.


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    #77
    corktina
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    parsi wrote: »
    It also exists to allow metrosexual muppets write long posts (when they come in from their IRRS meeting) about why the line from Ballymcwards to Kilboggelly should be reopened by IE and how it would only cost 2/6 per furlong to do so, and if you get each passenger to pay £1 2s 3d then the line will pay for itself after 87 years (assuming that there isn't any maintenance).

    Unfortunately sometimes they break free and manage to persuade the Politicos...

    the Kilboggelly line is unlikely to re-open due to the number of people who have built drives to their premises across the track.


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    #78
    csd
    Registered Users Posts: 260 ✭✭csd


    pixiebean22 wrote: »
    I have e-mailed Irish Rail at every e-mail address I can find for them numerous times since the beginning of January and have never gotten a reply, let alone acknowledgment of my e-mail.

    The head of customer relations North & East got back to me two days after emailing.

    His answer is that unless it's a lapdog, the only routes you can bring dogs on IE are Dublin - Cork and Dublin - Belfast, these being the only two routes with anything resembling a guards/luggage van.

    /csd


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    #79
    foggy_lad
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    its a great dane..... stick a suit on him and buy him a ticket!


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    #80
    MOH
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    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    :confused: Its the website of the company that run all the trains, I imagine it's quite useful for train related information

    :rolleyes:

    You'd think so, wouldn't you.

    This is the company that's currently trialling WiFi, while their FAQ states that it'll soon be obsolete:
    Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) feels that it wouldn’t be in the public or the company’s best interest to install the current wireless technologies on its fleet for customer use due to the limited lifespan of said technologies. Anything we install now is likely to be completely redundant within five years.

    And that regularly ignores its published passenger charter


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    #81
    Magenta
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    Have you done your travelling yet OP?


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    #82
    Cookie_Monster
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    MOH wrote: »
    You'd think so, wouldn't you.

    This is the company that's currently trialling WiFi, while their FAQ states that it'll soon be obsolete:


    And that regularly ignores its published passenger charter

    I said "train related information", I never said it was correct :p;)


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    #83
    kumate_champ07
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    so who won, the dog or the boyfriend?


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    #84
    The Saint
    Registered Users Posts: 1,932 ✭✭✭The Saint


    Could you not fold him up and put him in the overhead storage?

    GreatDane.jpg


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