50 extra train services laid on to service Wexford during Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
Tuesday, August 5 to Friday, August 8
•10.34am Dublin Connolly to Wexford
•7pm Wexford to Dublin Connolly
•9.35pm Wexford to Dublin Connolly
•2.40pm and 5.10pm Arklow to Wexford
•1.40pm, 4pm and 11pm Wexford to Arklow
Saturday, August 9
•10.25am Dublin Connolly to Wexford
•7.30pm Wexford to Bray (connection to DART services to Dublin city centre)
•9.35pm Wexford to Dublin Connolly
•2.08pm, 4.15pm, 5.10pm and 6.25pm Arklow to Wexford
•1.05pm, 2.20pm, 3.45pm, 5.25pm and 11.10pm Wexford to Arklow
Sunday, August 10
•10.45am Dublin Connolly to Wexford
•7.30pm Wexford to Bray (connection to DART services to Dublin city centre)
•9.35pm Wexford to Dublin Connolly
•3pm, 4.08pm, 5.30pm and 7.05pm Arklow to Wexford
•1.38pm, 4.20pm, 5.40pm and 11.10pm Wexford to Arklow
Between Sunday, August 3 and Sunday, August 10, most scheduled services between Dublin Connolly and Rosslare Europort will operate between Dublin Connolly and Wexford only, with bus transfer arrangements in place for customers travelling to/from Rosslare Strand and Rosslare Europort.
This is to facilitate the Garda and event organisers event plan, which will see thousands of people on Wexford Quay, through which the railway line runs unprotected.
Arrangements for travel to/from Rosslare Strand and Rosslare Europort are as follows from Sunday, August 3 to Sunday, August 10, inclusive:
On Sunday, August 3, 9.40am Rosslare Europort to Dublin Connolly operates as normal
All other scheduled Rosslare Europort to Dublin Connolly services will commence from Wexford. Bus transfers will operate from Rosslare Europort and Rosslare Strand to Wexford (before 10am) and to Enniscorthy at all other times. After 10am, those travelling from Rosslare Europort and Rosslare Strand to Wexford can avail of TFI LocalLink Route 387 each day.
All scheduled Dublin Connolly to Rosslare Europort services will operate from Dublin Connolly to Wexford only. Bus transfers will operate from Wexford to Rosslare Strand and Rosslare Europort.
Scheduled Dublin/Gorey and Dublin/Wexford services will operate as normal, with the evening 10.15pm Gorey to Connolly extended to commence from Wexford at 9.35pm.
Customers are advised to book rail travel in advance on scheduled and extra train services to/from Wexford throughout Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann at www.irishrail.ie or the Iarnród Éireann app, as demand is expected to be high.
In a statement, Iarnród Éireann said: 'We are looking forward to welcoming thousands of Fleadh attendees travelling by rail, and are pleased to offer those travelling from Dublin, Wicklow and north Wexford a range of additional services.
'Having worked with event organisers, the NTA and An Garda Síochána, we have also made arrangements to facilitate the activities on Wexford Quay by putting in place bus transfer and TFI Local Link arrangements for those travelling to/from Rosslare.'
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