Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann) has launched a national rail freight plan in Ballina in Co Mayo, which aims to increase operations in line with growth in demand across the EU.

As RTE News reports, the company says the expansion will be in line with the Government's Climate Action Plan goals.

Ballina is one of Iarnród Éireann’s key hubs for the movement of freight, with container services operating to Dublin Port and, in recent months, to the southeast of the country.

This morning, the rail yard was busy organising the transportation of Coillte pulpwood to Waterford Port (see Samskip container business)

The Rail Freight 2040 Strategy aims to have a five-fold increase in operations, including over 100 new weekly services across the network with new low carbon modes of transport.

To read more including from Glenn Carr, General Manager of Rail Freight Ireland (and Rosslare Europort Afloat adds) click here.