'Men and beasts safe and well': Commuters face horsing around on their train journey

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Photo courtesy of Irish Rail

Delays ease after poorly-trained cow and horse are led from the tracks by one brave Irish Rail worker

Travellers faced some delays and horsing around on their commute this Friday, after poorly-trained animals were led off the train tracks. 

Iarnród Éireann says two trains were delayed by fifteen minutes on the Connolly to Maynooth line at approximately 10am due to a horse found on the wrong side of the tracks - and a cow on the platform. 

To passengers’ relief, the rail service confirmed this afternoon that “Men and beasts safe and well”.

Irish rail concluded: "All in a day’s work for our great Infrastructure teams ."

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