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Having a drink on the train??

  • 06-05-2016 4:44pm
    #1
    sharw7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭


    Can someone please tell me can you still drink on the train from Waterford to Dublin on a tuesday?


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  • #2
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,258 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    Some Waterford services are designated as being dry train. To be sure of which are which you should consult Irish Rail's website or contact them on FB or Twitter.


  • #3
    JeffK88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 627 ✭✭✭JeffK88


    sharw7 wrote: »
    Can someone please tell me can you still drink on the train from Waterford to Dublin on a tuesday?

    I was just on the service at 1515 to Waterford. Says no alcohol that didn't stop people from drinking on that overcrowded sweatbox they call a western train service........


  • #4
    cython
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,792 ✭✭✭cython


    sharw7 wrote: »
    Can someone please tell me can you still drink on the train from Waterford to Dublin on a tuesday?

    From their FAQ (first result searching irish rail alcohol, by the way), there are only restrictions on Fridays and Sundays, so Tuesday should be fine: http://www.irishrail.ie/contact-us/faqs


  • #5
    AirBiscuit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,062 ✭✭✭AirBiscuit


    What caused those restrictions in the first place? This is the first I've heard about dry trains.


  • #6
    cython
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,792 ✭✭✭cython


    AirBiscuit wrote: »
    What caused those restrictions in the first place? This is the first I've heard about dry trains.

    Anti social behaviour from the likes of stag and hen parties heading down to or back from Kilkenny and Waterford for the weekend, as far as I understand. Basically some people couldn't just have a quiet drink without disturbing everyone else, so a blanket ban was implemented on the worst affected trains. I believe there may have been dry trains on the Galway line for a while a few years ago, but that seems to have been relaxed since.


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