A MAJOR warning has been issued to Taylor Swift fans in Dublin this weekend as many intercity services are now sold-out. Irish Rail has advised that passengers must have a pre-booked ticket to travel. The Irish railway network said that services will be extremely busy due to several events scheduled over the coming days.
They also confirmed that extra DART and Commuter trains will run this weekend as Taylor Swift performs three sold-out concerts at Dublin's Aviva Stadium. The busy weekend sees events taking place across the city, including Dublin Pride, All-Ireland Quarter Finals at Croke Park , Malahide Castle and Fairview concerts, and Flavours of Fingal in Donabate. Taylor Swift fans are advised not to arrive at train stations for intercity service if they have not booked a ticket.
Iarnród Éireann Communications Manager Barry Kenny told RTE : "We're definitely ramping up to provide as much capacity as we can. "There's certainly never been a weekend like it in terms of the number of huge events happening at the same time. "Basically every intercity train en route to Dublin this morning and early afternoon is sold out.
"That's the same for Saturday and Sunday as well. "Everything we have will be moving but we are asking our customers to plan their travel. "If you haven't booked intercity in advance, don't turn up to the station.
There won't be tickets available." He added: "And for DART and commuter, particularly on the way to events, allow more time because they're goin.
