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7 reasons why Irish Rail are dead right to ban train drinking

One of the services from Galway to Dublin is being denied booze.

Feb 27th 2014, 9:30 PM 54,543 Views 70 Comments

EVEN BEEN TRAPPED on a train carriage with a person or a gang of people indulging in a few sherries?

It can be a trying time – something that hasn’t gone unnoticed by the powers that be.

Last May Irish Rail announced that the consumption of alcohol on some Friday afternoon trains from Dublin to Waterford was being banned.

Now alcohol is being banned on the 1pm Sunday service from Galway to Dublin with Irish Rail confirming that BYOB will also be forbidden, and that the train will be alcohol free.

Here’s why they’re dead right. DEAD RIGHT!

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drinking on the train for my leaving do Source: bob

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rose Source: JohnMorgan/Flickr

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drunk-cat-o Source: Gifsoup

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tiar Source: Emerald&DiamondTiara

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magicmike Source: Jeff-timmons

But, hang on…

Train drinking isn’t ALL bad though. We’re sure this guy wasn’t hurting anyone:

mcd

And this sounds like a perfectly reasonable conversation:

scrab Source: gnu-glasses.com

And this sounds, quite frankly, magical

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11 utterly unacceptable things people do on the train?>

Read: The best and worst things about getting the train in Ireland>

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7 reasons why Irish Rail are dead right to ban train drinking

One of the services from Galway to Dublin is being denied booze.

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