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Reservation Only

Who is eligible for this ticket?

  • Customers in possession of a valid open class ticket

What are the conditions of travel?

Customers who are already in possession of or purchasing on the day of travel a valid standard class ticket(s) such as Family Ticket, Day Return, Open Return, Weekly, Monthly, Annual or InterRail ticket can book on their chosen service by selecting the 'Reservation Only' option in the Passenger selection box. Customers are advised there is limited availability for seat only bookings online.

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Free Travel Pass

Who is eligible for this ticket?

  • Free Travel/DSFA Pass Holders

What are the conditions of travel?

Customers who hold a Free Travel / DSFA Pass can book on their chosen service by selecting the 'Free Travel Pass' option in the Passenger selection box. Customers are advised there is limited availability for Free Travel bookings online.

How do I buy this ticket? 

Where can I buy this ticket? 

  • You can purchase the ticket above using our Journey Planner. Tickets can only be purchased up to 90 days in advance.
  • An allocation of bookings on all InterCity services can be reserved online without a fee for 'Free Travel Pass or valid ticket holders'. When this allocation is fully booked, all remaining seats can be reserved by 'Free Travel Pass or valid ticket holders' for €2.50 per journey. 

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Who is eligible for this ticket?

  • Adults (19 years of age and older)

What are the conditions of travel? 

  • Subject to the fare purchased ie Low, Semi Flexible, Flexible, First Class

Where can I buy this ticket? 

  • You can purchase the ticket by clicking 'Buy Now' below. Tickets can only be purchased up to 90 days in advance.

Where do I collect the ticket? 

  • Collect at Ticket Machine - customers must collect their ticket(s) before boarding from a Ticket Vending Machine at any Iarnród Éireann station (within the Republic of Ireland)
  • Download QR Ticket(s) - QR Tickets are provided in PDF format or can be added to the wallet app on your Apple device. More information on saving QR Tickets to your Apple device can be found on our Guide to QR Tickets. 

Children information
Child (5 - 18 years)

Who is eligible for this ticket?

  • Customers under 19 years of age

What are the conditions of travel?

Where there is doubt regarding the age qualification, it is the responsibility of the passenger or their guardian or parent to produce satisfactory evidence of age when requested by any Iarnród Éireann staff member. Amendments and cancellations are subject to the fare purchased ie Low, Semi Flexible, Flexible, First Class. 

Children under 5 years travel free in standard class on any Iarnród Éireann services when accompanied by a passenger holding a valid ticket, provided children do not occupy seats required for paying passengers. Failure to produce a valid ticket, appropriate ID or surcharge where necessary will result in a fine of €100 together with the relevant unpaid fare.

Where can I buy this ticket? 

  • You can purchase the ticket by clicking 'Buy Now' below. Tickets can only be purchased up to 90 days in advance
  • Those who wish to book a seat on reservable trains for a child under five years of age, may do so only by selecting the 'Free Travel Pass or Valid Ticket' option on the Journey Planner. 

Where do I collect the ticket? 

  • Collect at Ticket Machine - customers must collect their ticket(s) before boarding from a Ticket Vending Machine at any Iarnród Éireann station (within the Republic of Ireland)
  • Download QR Ticket(s) - QR Tickets are provided in PDF format or can be added to the wallet app on your Apple device. More information on saving QR Tickets to your Apple device can be found on our Guide to QR Tickets. 

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Young Adult / Students

Who is eligible for this ticket?

  • Young Adults (19-25 years) and Students in full time education

What are the conditions of travel?

  • Customers must be in possession of a  TFI Young Adult (19-25 years) Leap Card or a TFI Student Leap Card to avail of student discounted tickets
  • Individual third level institution cards or ISIC cards are no longer accepted as valid forms of ID
  • Amendments and cancellations are subject to the fare purchased ie Low, Semi Flexible, Flexible, First Class
  • Failure to produce a valid ticket, appropriate valid ID or surcharge where necessary will result in a fine and the relevant unpaid fare.

For more information go to our Young Adult (19-25 years) / Student section.

Where can I buy this ticket? 

  • You can purchase the ticket by clicking 'Buy Now' below. Tickets can only be purchased up to 90 days in advance.

Where do I collect the ticket? 

  • Collect at Ticket Machine - customers must collect their ticket(s) before boarding from a Ticket Vending Machine at any Iarnród Éireann station (within the Republic of Ireland)
  • Download QR Ticket(s) - QR Tickets are provided in PDF format or can be added to the wallet app on your Apple device. More information on saving QR Tickets to your Apple device can be found on our Guide to QR Tickets. 

At least 1 passenger is required

For more information on Online Tickets please see Ticket Information

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Wheelchair Information

There are a limited number of wheelchair accessible spaces on each train, book in advance to avoid disappointment.

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Travel Pass or Valid Ticket holder

Is an option for customers who are in possession of Free Travel Pass, a valid standard class ticket(s), seasonal ticket(s), Taxsaver ticket(s) or InterRail to book onto a train in standard class. Customers who have a valid standard class ticket but wish to upgrade to First Class should also use this selection. For more information go to Tickets Explained section.

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Data Enterprise Architect

Location: Connolly Station

Salary: 4B €85,536.66 - €88,913.09 (3-year scale)

Applications are invited for the position of Data Enterprise Architect within the ICT Chief Technology Officers Department. This role will report into Lead Enterprise Architect

The Data Enterprise Architect owns the enterprise wide data architecture strategy, principles and reference models that underpin digital transformation and business value creation. This role will ensure that data is treated as a strategic, trusted, and secure asset, aligning every initiative with enterprise architecture standards, business strategy, security best practices, and regulatory obligations.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy & Governance

  • Develop and maintain the Enterprise Data Architecture Strategy and Roadmap, fully aligned to our broader EA framework.
  • Define and curate principles, standards, and reference models across business, application, and technology layers.
  • Ensure project alignment with data standards and best practices.

Integration with Enterprise Change

  • Embed datacentric thinking into solution designs by collaborating with business, application, technology, and security architects.
  • Represent data architecture at Architecture Review Boards (ADRB, TAC) and transformation governance forums.

Platform & Governance Enablement

  • Provide strategic guidance on data platforms, integration patterns, metadata management, and tooling that enable data governance and literacy.
  • Ensure alignment with GDPR, data residency, retention, and other compliance requirements.

Optimisation & Reuse

  • Drive rationalisation of data assets, promote reuse through curated architecture repositories (Alfabet, ARIS).

Mentoring & Advocacy

  • Champion dataarchitecture best practices and mentor architects, engineers, and data professionals across the organisation.
  • Guide graduates and other team members in data architecture.

***Please note that the above list is not exhaustive. A full job description can be requested from HR Shared Services. ***

 

Essential Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
  • TOGAF (required) & ArchiMate (preferred) Practitioner certifications.
  • Dataarchitecture certifications (e.g., CDMP, DGSP).
  • Azure certifications (AZ900, DP203, etc.) advantageous.
  • Agile / DevOps / Scrum certifications an additional plus.

Required Skills and Experience

  • Enterprise/Data Architecture Expertise – Minimum 5 years as an Enterprise Architect with a data/information specialty.
  • Technical Depth – Data modelling, data integration, metadata management, integration platforms/strategies, and modern cloud data stacks (MS SQL, Azure preferred: ADF, pipelines, IaC).
  • EA Frameworks & Tools – TOGAF, ArchiMate, Alfabet (highly desirable), ARIS (highly desirable), Horizzon, with a strong understanding of how data underpins business capabilities and value streams.
  • Governance & Compliance – Familiarity with DAMADMBOK and proven track record aligning architectures with GDPR and other regulatory requirements.
  • Stakeholder Engagement – Ability to translate complex technical concepts for senior business and nontechnical audiences; influence decisions across Csuite, programme, and engineering teams.
  • Cloud & DevOps – Handson experience with cloud services (Azure desirable) and DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code).

A competency-based interview will form part of this selection process. Candidates may be shortlisted on the basis of their application/CV and relevant experience.

If any applicants have special requirements, please advise Shared Services when forwarding your application.

If you are interested in applying for this role, applications including CV should be forwarded to: sharedservicesrecruit@irishrail.ie by 4pm Friday 08th August 2025. A full job description can be requested at this address also.

At Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion in all that we do. This starts with how we recruit people. It is important to us that all individuals feel welcome to join our organisation and we take great care to ensure an even playing field for all.

We will strive to provide reasonable accommodation to all candidates where required and requested.

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, ethnicity, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or disability.

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