Extra Trains Between Wexford And Dublin/Arklow During Fleadh Cheoil

Rosslare to Wexford services will be replaced by bus transfers to facilitate Garda event plan for Wexford Quay activities

Iarnród Éireann has confirmed over 50 extra train services will operate during Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann to/from Wexford, allowing more people to attend the country’s leading traditional music festival.

An extra Dublin Connolly to Wexford train will operate each day between Tuesday 6th and Sunday 11th August, and an extensive range of shuttle services between Arklow and Wexford, up to a final service at 23:00hrs from Wexford to Arklow each evening.

Additional trains

The additional trains will operate from Tuesday 6th to Sunday 11th August, as follows:

Tuesday 6th to Friday 9th August

• 10:34hrs Dublin Connolly to Wexford
• 18:40hrs Wexford to Dublin Connolly
• 21:30hrs Wexford to Dublin Connolly
• 14:40hrs and 17:05hrs Arklow to Wexford
• 13:40hrs, 16:04hrs and 23:00hrs Wexford to Arklow

Saturday 10th August

• 10:25hrs Dublin Connolly to Wexford
• 21:25hrs Wexford to Dublin Connolly
• 14:40hrs, 16:00hrs, 17:15hrs and 18:50hrs Arklow to Wexford
• 13:40hrs, 14:15hrs, 16:04hrs, 17:25hrs and 23:00hrs Wexford to Arklow

Sunday 11th August

• 10:50hrs Dublin Connolly to Wexford
• 21:25hrs Wexford to Dublin Connolly
• 14:35hrs, 16:00hrs, 17:20hrs and 18:55hrs Arklow to Wexford
• 13:35hrs, 14:10hrs, 17:30hrs and 23:00hrs Wexford to Arklow

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.

 Rosslare Europort bus transfers to operate

Between Sunday 4th and Sunday 11th August, 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 4th to Sunday 11th August inclusive:

• On Sunday 4th August, 09:40hrs 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 10:00hrs) and to Enniscorthy at all other times.  After 10:00hrs,  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 22:10hrs Gorey to Connolly extended to commence from Wexford at 21:30hrs.