A TD is going to write to Irish Rail regarding a potential review of fencing along the rail line, after a train travelling between Tralee and Mallow hit a deer yesterday evening.
The 5.05pm Tralee to Mallow train struck a deer between Rathmore and Millstreet yesterday.
This resulted in the train being delayed by 25 minutes while the driver checked to ensure there was no damage.
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Irish Rail has apologised to customers who were delayed.
One of those was Fine Gael TD Colm Burke who was waiting to board the train in Mallow.
He says he’s going to write to Irish Rail to ensure an incident like this doesn’t occur again:
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