Irish Rail services between Dublin and Munster affected following incident

All Irish Rail services between Dublin and Cork, Limerick and Kerry have been delayed after what Irish Rail described as a “tragic incident” early on Monday morning.All services between Thurles and Limerick Junction have been suspended, with commuters facing delays of more than an hour, Irish Rail said.Trains have been suspended in both directions following an incident involving the 7.45am service from Thurles to Limerick, in which a person on the line was struck and killed near Dundrum, Co Tipperary.Emergency services are attending the scene, and the line is expected to remain closed for several hours.READ MORE“We are working to arrange bus transfers for affected train services, with all services between Dublin and Cork/Kerry/Limerick affected,” a spokesman said.“We apologise to customers for the inconvenience caused and thank them for their patience and understanding in these very sad circumstances.”[ Contrite Irish Rail red-faced over Gaeilge signage error at Galway stationOpens in new window ]